- Attendance Check
- Review of References Page
- Self-Review
- Peer Review
This Friday, revisions of all three paragraphs will be due. Take a look at this prompt and grading rubric.
The Details
Schedule of events:
1. Attendance Check
2. [5-10 minutes] Review of References Page
Before we spend the majority of the class analyzing our own writing and paragraphs, asking ourselves, our partners, and me questions, we will have a brief, whole-group discussion about references pages and avoiding plagiarism simply to review the lesson from Friday.
3. [25-30 minutes] Self-Review
I think that this is likely one of our most sophisticated classes of the semester. I don't say this because I think it is a great lesson--I say this because you are going to be doing complex work and thinking!
You are going to (1) analyze your work and my feedback on your work, (2) compare and contrast what you have written with what is expected of you and your work, and (3) document your observations all before helping your partner do the same.
Before we start the real "steps" of this activity, think very, very carefully about who you want to partner with. I will not assign partners, because I want you to choose for yourself who would be the best partner for you. This is something that you should not feel offended by or be afraid of offending someone else based on who you choose or do not choose; instead, this is all about choosing to make a partnership that will result in the best work done by both people in the partnership. You grade literally depends on it!
Step 1:
Get out the three drafts that you have written that I have returned with you feedback. Read over my feedback. What did I say? Are there any common themes pointing to overarching problems across the three paragraphs?
Step 2:
Look at all three of your drafts and compare them with these resources:
Ask yourself about these key points:
I would recommend doing steps 2 and 3 simultaneously, writing your observations as you make them.
Write down your observations clearly and with enough explanation for your partner to understand. If possible, write them down as "Action Steps," or things that you can "assign" for yourself to do between now and Friday to fix and better your paragraphs.
4. [~15 minutes] Peer-Review
Now, you will (1) read your partner's observations, (2) read your partner's papers, and (3) give them your feedback and comments.
Steps 1 and 2 are understandable enough from the sentence before, so I will only explain Step 3:
Homework:
This Friday, revisions of all three paragraphs will be due. Take a look at this prompt and grading rubric.
Attribution: This lesson is entirely my own creation, but some of the material has been borrowed from other lessons by other instructors. Their attribution is on each piece of borrowed material.
Schedule of events:
1. Attendance Check
2. [5-10 minutes] Review of References Page
Before we spend the majority of the class analyzing our own writing and paragraphs, asking ourselves, our partners, and me questions, we will have a brief, whole-group discussion about references pages and avoiding plagiarism simply to review the lesson from Friday.
3. [25-30 minutes] Self-Review
I think that this is likely one of our most sophisticated classes of the semester. I don't say this because I think it is a great lesson--I say this because you are going to be doing complex work and thinking!
You are going to (1) analyze your work and my feedback on your work, (2) compare and contrast what you have written with what is expected of you and your work, and (3) document your observations all before helping your partner do the same.
Before we start the real "steps" of this activity, think very, very carefully about who you want to partner with. I will not assign partners, because I want you to choose for yourself who would be the best partner for you. This is something that you should not feel offended by or be afraid of offending someone else based on who you choose or do not choose; instead, this is all about choosing to make a partnership that will result in the best work done by both people in the partnership. You grade literally depends on it!
Step 1:
Get out the three drafts that you have written that I have returned with you feedback. Read over my feedback. What did I say? Are there any common themes pointing to overarching problems across the three paragraphs?
Step 2:
Look at all three of your drafts and compare them with these resources:
| Resource 1 | Resource 2 | Resource 3 |
|---|---|---|
| This is the unit prompt and grading rubric. One of the wisest things to do when preparing for a large, important assignment is to compare what you have done against the "standard" that the instructor is grading your work against. | This resource is simpler and more straight-forward, but not as complete as Resource 3 | On the homepage, once you log in, you should see some useful "Assigned Links" in yellow on the middle of the page. |
Ask yourself about these key points:
- Can I identify PIE in each paragraph?
- Is the Point clear?
- Are there Illustrations that support the Point?
- Are the Illustrations clearly connected to the Point by Explanations?
- Are my paragraphs appropriately formatted (you can find the formatting requirements in the rubric).
- Did I do an adequate job avoiding plagiarism?
- Are all of my quotations appropriately marked with quotation marks, in-text citation, and signal phrases?
- Are all of my paraphrases and summaries appropriately marked with in-text citation and signal phrases?
- Have I added a final "References Page" with references page citations for each and every source consulted?
I would recommend doing steps 2 and 3 simultaneously, writing your observations as you make them.
Write down your observations clearly and with enough explanation for your partner to understand. If possible, write them down as "Action Steps," or things that you can "assign" for yourself to do between now and Friday to fix and better your paragraphs.
| Partnership 1 | Partnership 2 | Partnership 3 | Partnership 4 | Partnership 5 | Partnership 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your self-assessment | Your self-assessment | Your self-assessment | Your self-assessment | Your self-assessment | Your self-assessment |
4. [~15 minutes] Peer-Review
Now, you will (1) read your partner's observations, (2) read your partner's papers, and (3) give them your feedback and comments.
Steps 1 and 2 are understandable enough from the sentence before, so I will only explain Step 3:
- Tell them some of their strengths and some of the things you like about their paragraphs.
- Comment on some of their observations, agreeing with what they said, disagreeing with what they said, etc.
- Offer some ways they could make their paragraphs even better that they had not already thought of.
- Offer some practical ways they could implement some changes based on both their own and your observations.
- Answer any questions your partner might have.
5. [no time--only an option for partners who may finish early] Make the Changes
If you and your partners are especially fast, use the remaining time to implement the changes that you and your partner have agreed upon for your paper.
This Friday, revisions of all three paragraphs will be due. Take a look at this prompt and grading rubric.
Attribution: This lesson is entirely my own creation, but some of the material has been borrowed from other lessons by other instructors. Their attribution is on each piece of borrowed material.
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