AGENDA

Vocabulary Test #5

Writing Workshop

Self-Assessment

Revising Essay #4

On your own paper, clearly identify these parts in the margin with brackets and numbers

1. Where you have defined the problem2. Your thesis3. Your clearly described solution: your plan for

implementation4. Your convincing argument in support of the

proposed solution5. Where you have Indicated and responded to

Readers’ Objections and Questions6. Where you have evaluated alternative solutions7. Your conclusion

Pass your papers to me and I will pass them to other students.

Responders

Carefully read the essay you are reviewing, noting only obvious typos or other errors by underlining. You do not need to comment. Do not ask the writer questions. If you don’t understand the essay, tell the writer in response to the revision guide or in the margins.

Answer the revision guide questions on another sheet of paper or on the back of the writer’s essay.

Refer to the parts of the essay the writer has identified in order to respond appropriately.

Be thorough.

When you finish

Return the essay and your comments to the writer.

While you wait for your essay to be returned, answer the revision guide questions for yourself.

When you receive your essay, look at the feedback. Think about how you will revise your essay.

Begin the revision process.

The blog posts are a significant portion of the work you have done for this class. So far, you have written seventeen posts, each of which is worth up to ten points.

For Post 18, write at least two paragraphs in which you evaluate the work you’ve done and answer these questions: 1. How many of the posts did you make? Why did you miss

any (if you did)? 2. What did you do well in your posts? What could you have

done better? 3. What benefit did you gain from writing the posts?

Do not post this response on the website; send it to me as an attachment or write it in the body of an email. It is due by noon on Thursday.

Reminder: Self-Assessment Due

HomeworkWrite Post 18: Self AssessmentRevise Essay 4 according to peer

reviewPrepare for one on one conference

with teacherBring complete hard copy draft of

Essay 4 and Self Assessment to conference