Share drafts
Make groups based on completeness and introduce yourselves again.
Discuss peer response guidelines
Three key points to remember about peer response
This is not a debate
The purpose is to help one another
Use "I" statements
As you read your colleague’s writing, please respond in writing in the following ways:
Point out those parts of the writing that catch your attention. Maybe you are impressed by a vocabulary word; maybe there is an intriguing idea in the writing; maybe there is an excellent description or something that made you feel strongly in some way; maybe there is a sentence that you really like, but you don’t even know why. Whatever you notice in a positive way, underline or highlight it.
What would you change if this was your draft? Write a note about that at the end of the draft and sign it
Make one comment about the structure of the draft. This could be at the essay level (thesis statement, order of paragraphs, connection of paragraphs to the thesis), the paragraph level (unity, coherence) or the sentence level. Write a note about that either at the end of the draft or within the draft in the section related to the comment.
Practice with volunteer essays (paragraph-by-paragraph, individual and group)
Do peer response in class
Notes for Reflection Letter
What was hard about trying peer response for the first time?
What did you learn, realize, or think about that could help you with your own essay?
(If time)Play
Play "I'll be the Judge: Devil in the Details" (general to specific on pieces of paper, most detailed gets a point; let students be judge if time) (20 min)
Make a list of descriptive strategies as we go
Cool down and next steps
For next class
Complete the response to your group members essays by answering these three questions in the comment box at the bottom of their Essay One pages:
Point out (by underlining or highlighting) those parts of the writing that catch your attention. Maybe you are impressed by a vocabulary word; maybe there is an intriguing idea in the writing; maybe there is an excellent description or something that made you feel strongly in some way; maybe there is a sentence that you really like, but you don’t even know why. Whatever you notice in a positive way, underline or highlight it.
What would you change if this was your draft? Write a note about that at the end of the draft and sign it
Make one comment about the structure of the draft. This could be at the essay level (thesis statement, order of paragraphs, connection of paragraphs to the thesis), the paragraph level (unity, coherence) or the sentence level. Write a note about that either at the end of the draft or within the draft in the section related to the comment.
If you reach the character limit in one comment box, post that comment and open a new comment box to continue.
Your response to each person should be at least 300 words.
Don't forget the Group Response Bonus.