1. Night Essay Revision
First, read the entire essay all the way through, making no marks or suggestions on the paper.
Next, add comments using the “Suggestions” tool (upper right hand corner). Your comments will show up as green to you (and likely pink to your partner).
You should highlight and comment on THREE specific things your partner did well. (Example: Good job with your intro. I thought your hook with the quote from the book was really good.)
Then, you should add three suggestions for what your partner could do better. (Example: I know that we aren’t supposed to quote entire sentences. I see that you did quote an entire sentence in this paragraph. You might want to just pick the most important part of the quote and just include that with your own words.)
Finally, take time to look through your partner’s essay for errors. Here is a list of some items you should check for:
Does the author spell Wiesel correctly? Does he/she use his last name, rather than his first?
Does your author italicize Night?
Count the number of sentences in each paragraph. There should be at least five – make a comment if your partner needs to add to a paragraph.
Does the author use formal language (no slang, coulda, woulda, shoulda, etc.)?
Does the author use their/there/they’re, your/you’re, it’s/its and other commonly confused words correctly?