C/C peer editing

1.  Journal-

How can using the right words change your life?

2.  Groups and editing.  Please answer the questions on the back of your partner's essays.

1.  Does the introduction introduce the topic and provide readers with some background knowledge?

2.  Is the last sentence of the introduction a thesis with grounds and an opinion?

3.  Do their body paragraphs contain facts about the topic?

4.  Are their body paragraphs in the order provided by the thesis?

5.  Did they follow one of the organizational plans?

6.  Circle any typos or obvious mistakes.

7.  What's one thing they could improve?

8.  What's one thing you like?

9.  Is there a conclusion that restates the thesis?

10. Do they have a good mix of sentences?


3.  Edit and return to class with another version of your essay.

4.  HW-  Read pages 114-118.  Complete Journal Entry 12-  

1.  Journal- 

Show your outline to another and ask them if they think it is organized correctly and if it seems logical.

2.  Reading and discussion....

3.  In class drafting time.  A body pp from your outline.

4.  HW!  You've planned your work.  Now, work your plan and return with a C/C draft.

C/C topics

POSSIBLE C/C TOPICS

About Student Success & On Course.

1.     Good v Bad test taking strategies.

2.     Right v Wrong Time management.

3.     Proactive V procrastinating students.

4.     Active v Proactive learner.

5.     Struggling V non struggling.

6.      Surface culture v Deep culture

7.      Good study habits V Bad

8.     Good v Bad note taking.

9.     Victim V creator.

10.  Participants V Non Participants

11.  Honors Students V. Denial Students.

12.  Self-Knowledge V Self-blindness.

13.  Good and bad attendance.

1.  Journal: 

Share your outline with another and discuss how you arranged it...  Or, what's your possible C/C topic?


2.  Compare/Contrast Topics...Class Invention.

2.5  Paragraph format...

3.  Compare/Contrast Planning time... Complete outline to exit!

4.  HW-  Fill in the facts on your outline.

5.  HW-  Read 55-68 and complete journal entry 7.

1.  Journal-  Compare and Contrast McDonald's and Burger King.

2.  Read aloud.

3.  C/C plans.

Grounds:

Thesis:

Plan 1:

Plan 2

Plan 3

4.  C/C topics.

5.  C/C essay here.

6.  Transitions to use with C/C essays here.

7.  Practice outline groups.

8.  HW-  Reading the above essay and outline the essay. 

Editing and Questions.

1.  Journal- 

What's victim language?  Provide an example of how you have used this type of language in the past.

2.  Reading and Discussion.

3.  Groups and editing.

Editing directions.  This is our second edit.  We're looking for typos, grammar errors, or other confusing mistakes.  Please circle any areas where you think there is a mistake or any areas where you don't understand what is happening.

4.  HW-  Complete your descriptive essay for class on Monday.

Editing Groups...

1.  Caption Contest.  In class thinking skill exercise.

2.  Journal-  What's the purpose, beyond describing, of your descriptive essay?

3.  Groups and Questions.

QUESTIONS-

1.  Is there a beginning, middle and end?
2.  Are there at least two similes?
3.  Do you understand what's happening?
4.  Are there at least two metaphors?
5.  Can you find sensory imagery?  Do they use the 5 senses?
6.  Is this a narrative in the first person?
7.  Does it start in the middle of the action?
8.  Circle any areas where you see mistakes or don't understand.
9.  Would you retell this story to another?

4..  HW- 

Reading from the book.  Pages 40-55.  Please complete the case study on page 40 and the Journal Entry on page 53.

5.  HW:  Bring a revised version of your draft for editing.

Story Telling....

1.  Journal-  Summarize the story you are about to tell.

2.  Descriptive Practice...  Similes.

It's like...
It's like...
It's like...
It's like...
It's like...

3.  Groups and Stories...

4.  HW-  Essay Drafts Due Wed.

Are you on course?

Journal- 

Do you think you are on course?  What areas related to school are you off course?  If you're not, why are you on course.


Test results... What do they mean for you?  Teams and discussion.


On Course questions and class discussions...5 most important points.

HW-  Be ready to plan and tell your story for Monday...

Your Choice-

We might be practicing description, we might be discussing on course.

1.  Journal:

Read your own paper out loud with a pencil.  What did you notice?  Why?

2.  MLA Check groups...



3.   No Way Mistakes:

a.  Tense shift.  I love to eat when I was hungry.

b.  PNA-    Someone who is cool has all the tricks; they know how to...

c.  VTA-  I loves to eat.

d.  Comma Splice: (CS) I love to eat, I love to cook.

e.  Run on:  I love to eat I love to cook.

f.  Parallelism:  I love to ride my bike, walk the dog, and watching movies


4.  HW-  Fix essays to submit on Wed.

5.  HW-  Read pages 1-21 in On Course and complete the self-assessment.

6.  HW-  During reading, prepare 3 questions for the class, and make a list of the 5 most important points.

Groups and Editing

1.  Journal:

What does a good editor do?  Why have others read our papers?  What can you do as a reader to help other writers?

2.  Partners and editing questions...

1.    Is this story interesting?

2.    Is this story understandable?

3.    Is anything missing?

4.    Should I take out a part/s?

5.    Does it start in the middle of the action?

6.    Does it have a beginning, middle, and end?

7.    Is there a message?

8.    What’s the topic?

9.    What’s the purpose?

10.   Is there good mix of sentences?

11.   Would you tell the story?

3.  Groups and reading....

4.  HW-  Fix your draft...Return with a typed version on Friday!

5.  HW-  Make sure you have the textbook by Friday!