Today’s goals Introduce strategies to improve our reflective writing Introduce peer review techniques Peer review the 1st draft of your reflective narrative essays

Class discussion- improving reflection What examples of reflective writing have you included in your essays? What makes reflection “good”?

Class discussion- improving reflection Improve your reflective comments by moving from “so what” to something specific and interesting Keep the information focused on your personal perspective Tell readers YOUR story, that is unique to you, that is so specific that it could not apply to anyone else. Use specific anecdotes and examples to improve your reflection

Group activity- “so what?” In your unit 1 groups Revise sentences 2-10 on the projector Activity from Ideas & Aims p. 190

Intro to peer review What does peer review mean to you? Have you done peer review activities before? What type of revisions should we focus on for peer reviews? What do we get out of doing peer reviews?

Intro to Peer Review Watch: -“Otis College: Peer Writing Review Process” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24apK7i32xg&feature=youtu.be

Group Activity: WTR 1st draft analysis Group up with one other student NOT in your unit 1 group Exchange your essay drafts, read through your peers’ draft, and answer the following questions: What media is being focused on in the essay? What setting is first being described in the essay? How many senses are used to describe it, and what is its dominant impression? What major characters other than the writer are introduced? How would you describe their personality in your own words? Has the writer begun to discuss their feelings and reactions as part of reflection (stage 2)? How does the writer feel about the experiences in the story thus far?

Homework: WTR– 2nd Draft 600+ words Should use concrete language and figurative language to describe at least two characters and settings Should work through the first two stages of reflection MLA format Printed and brought to class