PEER REVIEW Help each other think critically about your papers (articulating your ideas and providing critical feedback is your unit participation grade). POSITION - What are they trying to say in the end? EVIDENCE - What evidence are they build or locate that position? ORGANIZATION - How will their paper be organized? CHRONOLOGICALLY- A chronological pattern of organization arranges information according to a progression of time, either forward or backward. When a topic is best understood in terms of different segments of time, a chronological format works well. For example, topics of an historical nature are best organized using this pattern. SPACIALLY - A spatial pattern of organization arranges information according to how things fit together in physical space; i.e., where one thing exists in relation to another. This pattern works well when a writer wishes to create a mental picture of something which has various parts distinguished by physical location. Topics involving geography, for example, are often best organized using a spatial pattern. THEMATICALLY - A thematic pattern joins together the references and information around a theme. The process of illuminating the details of the information in synthesis with the theme serves to enhance understanding of the theme or thesis being described.

NARRATIVE Action All the words and sentences that show movement, show what is happening or did happen. Lets the reader see, in his mind, the action occurring-the same way movie film lets the viewer see action with his eyes. Using present tense, and active verbs and real nouns rather than passive verbs and pronounes, will engage the reader more in the “story” or in your critical thinking “journey.”

DESCRIPTION SENSE EXPERIENCE The human senses perceive sounds, sights, smells, feelings, and tastes. Language gives names to each of those perceptions (screech, whisper, prairie, shoe, new-mown hay, putrid, smooth, icy, sour, salty). When the names of those perceptions are read by a reader, the reader's mind conjures up the appropriate perceptions. Description is what lets the reader feel, and see (for herself) what is happening.

QUOTATION VOICES IN A CONVERSATION Quotes further allow the reader to be on the scene in an anecdote or a piece of history, or feel present in a critical conversation. They also allow voices other than the narrator's (the writer is the narrator when he or she is telling a story in third person). Note: When you paraphrase one of your sources (put their ideas in your own words), you should annotate as a citation (give them credit for the thought). If the quote is more than 3 lines, it should appear as a free-standing block of text, omit quotation marks.

EXPOSITION EXPLANATION It is the writer speaking, not in words that show something to the reader, but in words that tell the reader about something. Some things simply must be explained to the reader: background, circumstances, procedures, reasons, and so forth. Exposition helps speed up the story, through exposition, the writer can summarize events or details in succinct language. It should be used only when necessary and between blocks of more interesting parts, narrative, descriptive detail, etc.

INTRODUCTION WHAT MAKES THE READER WANT TO READ YOUR PAPER Hook: Description, illustration, story, anecdote, quote, question, narration or dialogue that pulls the reader into your paper topic. This should be interesting and specific. 2) Transition: Sentence that connects the hook with the thesis. 3) Thesis: Sentence (or two) that summarizes the overall main point of the paper. The thesis should answer the prompt question.

CONCLUSION WHAT MAKES THE PAPER STICK IN THE READER’S MIND Leaving a paper "dangling" without a proper conclusion can seriously devalue what was said in the body itself. Here are a few effective ways to conclude or close your paper. Summary - Re-statements of the thesis. Many times these conclusions are much like their introductions (see Thesis Statement Opening). Logical Conclusion - This is a good closing for argumentative or opinion papers that present two or more sides of an issue. The conclusion drawn as a result of the research is presented here in the final paragraphs. Real or Rhetorical Question - One step short of giving a logical conclusion. Rather than handing the conclusion over, you can leave the reader with a question that causes him or her to draw his own conclusions. Speculation or Opinion - When the writer was unable to come up with an answer or a clear decision about whatever it was he or she was researching. Recommendation - Suggests that the reader do something in the way of support for a cause or a plea for them to take action.

PEER REVIEW Help each other think critically about your papers (articulating your ideas and providing critical feedback is your unit participation grade). POSITION - What are they trying to say in the end? EVIDENCE - What evidence are they build or locate that position? ORGANIZATION - How will their paper be organized? CHRONOLOGICALLY- A chronological pattern of organization arranges information according to a progression of time, either forward or backward. When a topic is best understood in terms of different segments of time, a chronological format works well. For example, topics of an historical nature are best organized using this pattern. SPACIALLY - A spatial pattern of organization arranges information according to how things fit together in physical space; i.e., where one thing exists in relation to another. This pattern works well when a writer wishes to create a mental picture of something which has various parts distinguished by physical location. Topics involving geography, for example, are often best organized using a spatial pattern. THEMATICALLY - A thematic pattern joins together the references and information around a theme. The process of illuminating the details of the information in synthesis with the theme serves to enhance understanding of the theme or thesis being described.