AP English Language and Composition Friday, September 19 th, 2014

Do Now  Write a journal entry answering the following prompts:  What is a strength you have in writing?  What is a weakness you have in writing?  What is a writing-specific goal you have for your junior year?

Kincaid TW peer-edit  Today we are going to peer-edit your timed write.  You will work in a collaborative group to identify strengths and weaknesses in others and your own writing.  We will do this in a “divide and conquer” style!  Materials:  Your essay  Notebook paper for notes  Colored ink pen

Rotation #1 (8 minutes)  Authors – write a heading on top of your piece of notebook paper. The notebook paper stays with your essay!!  Pass essays around so that no one has his/her own essay  Silently read the essay in front of you

Rotation #1 (cont.)  Read the essay again. Put a heading on the essay’s piece of notebook paper, and then take notes on any questions that you have.  Is there a sentence or a phrase or a word you don’t understand? A gap in logic? An incomplete explanation?  Something else you don’t understand or want clarification about?  When everyone at your table is done with this step, take turns talking to the person whose paper you have about the notes you wrote down. Add clarifications/explanations to your notes. Be specific!!

Rotation #2 (8 minutes)  The notebook paper stays with the essay!!  Pass essays around so that no one has his/her own essay  Silently read the essay in front of you

Rotation #2 (cont.)  Read the essay again. Put a heading on the essay’s piece of notebook paper, then take notes on the author’s thesis.  What is the thesis? Write it down on your notes paper.  Is the thesis effective? Why or why not? What could be changed to improve it? Does the rest of the essay support the thesis?  When everyone at your table is done with this step, take turns talking to the person whose paper you have about the notes you wrote down. Add clarifications/explanations to your notes.

Rotation #3 (8 minutes)  The notebook paper stays with the essay!!  Pass essays around so that no one has his/her own essay  Silently read the essay in front of you

Rotation #3 (cont.)  Read the paper again. Put a heading on the essay’s piece of notebook paper, then take notes on the author’s paragraphing and evidence.  How many paragraphs does the essay have? Is there a clear introduction? Body paragraphs? A clear conclusion? How many sentences does each paragraph have?  Does the author include quotes? Are the quotes convincing/add to the author’s argument?  When everyone at your table is done with this step, take turns talking to the person whose paper you have about the notes you wrote down. Add clarifications/explanations to your notes.

Rotation #4 (8 minutes)  The notebook paper stays with the essay!!  Pass essays around so that no one has his/her own essay  Silently read the essay in front of you

Rotation #4 (cont.)  Read the paper again. Put a heading on the essay’s piece of notebook paper, then take notes on the author’s diction, syntax, and punctuation.  Is the author’s intent clear? Do you understand the diction (word choice)? Are sentences varied and complete? Does the author use proper punctuation to convey meaning?  What one or two changes would make the most positive impact on the essay?  When everyone at your table is done with this step, take turns talking to the person whose essay you have about the notes you wrote down. Add clarifications/explanations to your notes.

Reflection  Compare your knowledge of your own writing before and after today’s peer-editing. What did you already know that was confirmed? What new knowledge do you have, and what will you do with that knowledge? (Write a paragraph or so).  Use your understanding of your own writing and the comments and discussion from your peers to self- grade your own essay (scale of 1-10). Explain.

Turn In  Create a packet in the following order:  Final draft of your essay (TOP)  Annotated prompt sheet and any process work  Original TW  Notebook paper from today (BOTTOM)