Cougar Writing Camp Today: Peer Editing Expectations: Work with a partner. Provide QUALITY feedback. Criticisms should be constructive and helpful. When you think something should be changed, provide suggestions for how the writer could make changes.

Peer Editing You SHOULD: You SHOULD NOT: Be Kind Provide Quality Feedback Tell the person what he/she did well Communicate areas that could be improved Ask your partner to explain parts that you do not understand. Be overly critical Say negative things Leave your partner empty handed Say “It’s perfect. Don’t fix anything.”

Peer Editing Fill out your Peer Review Sheet. Use editing symbols when necessary.

Revisions Correct areas that need work. Type your final draft. Use the feedback from your peer review. Use your own enlightened perspective (conducting a peer review for another student often helps students see their own essays in a new light). Type your final draft. Use MLA format.

MLA Format Open a new document Set your font (Times New Roman) Set your spacing (2.0) Remove the “space after paragraph” InsertPage NumberTop of PagePlain Number 3 Type your last name next to the page number (space between last name and number) Close Header/Footer Type your MLA heading Your Name Teacher’s Name Class Name – Period Date (Day Month Year) Type your title (centered) Begin your paragraph (be sure to indent the first line)

MLA Format Last name and page number in the header (Insert, Page Number) MLA Heading *pay attention to the date format! Title, Centered Paragraph Indented 2.0 Spacing Font Size: 12 pt. Font: Times New Roman 1 inch margins

Homework Reminders: Your EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH should be typed as a final draft and submitted to turnitin.com. We will review how to submit essays on turnitin.com at the beginning of class tomorrow.