1. Academic Writing – Week 9
Week 9 schedule:
0. Submit FJ#3
Return midterm (answers)
Music journal #6
Review: Ch 6 (as needed)
(New) PRC groups for CE-D1 [50’]
Activity (CE Argument)
Homework – due Week 10

2. 0. Submit FJ#3
Student-share (tell your neighbor what prompt you wrote about; ~2’ apiece)
Submit to teacher (no late papers accepted) in class.

3. 1. Midterm answers – the answers were covered in class

4. 2. Music Journal #6 Take out your B5 journal. Discuss:
Are words important in a song?
What if the song is in a language one doesn’t understand?
Does mood, tone, melody, rhythm, etc. triumph over vocals?

5. Write about the music that you hear
Write about the music that you hear. You can take this in any direction – describe the instruments, voice, what it reminds you of, compare it to another artist, a memory, etc. Write for 20 minutes (during and after the song – played twice – has finished).

6. 3. New PRC groups Count: Teacher will group Ss. (1-4, or 1-3)
Groups: Make like groups with your number: all 1’s make a new group with other 1’s, etc.
Chart: Please write your name & # on chart
Note if you have extra people, make groups of 4, but that group’s timing will be ‘off’

7. 3. Peer Review Circles
PRC – Essay 2 CE-D1 [50’]

8. Peer Review Circles for essays Have you got: 2 copies of your draft?
A copy of your PRC question sheet? (handout)

9. Preparation Step1: Get into groups
Note if you have extra people, make groups of 4, but that group’s timing will be ‘off’

10. Preparation, step 2: Prepare your reader
Take out your copy of the PRC sheet, and on your own sheet:
Highlight or circle several questions that you want the reader to give you specific feedback on.
You may also write one or two questions for the reader to think about:
For example: “Is my second body paragraph too long?”
Or: “Can you suggest something to make paragraph 3 better?” Etc.

11. Preparation part 3: Reading and Thinking (1’ prep and 5’ for reading both papers)
Label your essay copies with your letter, A, B, or C.
Pass a copy of your essay to each partner. Give your PRC sheet to the ‘main reader’ [C passes to A & B, etc.]
Read (skim) BOTH your partners’ papers quietly
For one partner, make some notes on their PRC sheet.
Re-read the paper, paying special attention to the THESIS:
Is there a TOPIC + PLAN/ PREVIEW/MAP (A+B+C) present?
Is it one sentence?
Is it a statement and not a question?
If not, write one for them
Prepare to speak…

12. ROUND 1, step 1 (Reader’s 2-minute monologue)
A (reader)
A talks for 2 minutes to B (about C’s writing)
C (writer)
B (listener)
C listens and takes notes
C does not talk
B listens and
prepares to ask

13. Round 1, Step 2 (Reader and Listener Q & A for 5 minutes)
B asks A questions about C’s writing, using the PRC sheet
as a guide
A (reader)
C (writer)
B (listener)
C listens and takes notes
C does not talk

14. Round 1, Step 3 (Writer responds and all members discuss for 3 minutes)
A (reader)
C (writer)
B (listener)
Three people discuss C’s writing.
C responds to what A and B said.
C can ask for more specific ideas or comment

15. Let’s read again (5’) (B and C skim over A’s paper))

16. ROUND 2, step 1 (Reader’s 2-min monologue)
A listens and takes notes
A does not talk
A (Writer)
C (listener)
B (Reader)
C listens and prepares to ask
B talks for 2 minutes to
C (about A’s writing)

17. Round 2, Step 2 (Reader and Listener Q & A for 5 minutes)
A listens and takes notes
A does not talk A C B
C asks B questions about A’s writing,
using the PRC sheet as a guide

18. Round 2, Step 3 (Writer responds and all members discuss for 3 minutes)
Three people discuss A’s writing.
A responds to what C and B said.
A can ask for more specific ideas or comments

19. Read once more (5’): A & C skim B’s paper

20. ROUND 3, step 1 (Reader’s 2-minute monologue)
A (Listener)
A listens &
prepares to ask
C (Reader)
B (Writer)
C talks for 2 minutes to A
(about B’s writing)
B listens and takes notes
B does not talk
Be sure to turn over the PRC Questions sheet when giving the monologue

21. Round 3, Step 2 (Reader and Listener Q & A for 5 minutes)
A asks C questions about B’s writing, using the PRC sheet as a guide A C B
B listens and takes notes
B does not talk

22. Round 3, Step 3 (Writer responds and all members discuss for 3 minutes)
Three people discuss B’s writing.
B responds to what C and A said.
B can ask for more specific ideas or comments

23. Round 4 - Reflection
Students write individually for about 5 minutes about what their peers said and what they learned from reading their peers’ papers.
After writing individually, briefly share with your peers what your thoughts were on the PRC process. Make notes on peers’ comments if you wish.

24. Revising and editing
Revise for unity (all parts relate to the main idea)
Revise for adequate support (details support main idea; avoid circular reasoning)
Revise for coherence (ideas flow smoothly and logically; use transition expressions)
Revise for style (sentences are varied and interesting; use exact language and parallel structure)
Edit for technical errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics; set aside your draft for a day or two; keep a list of your common errors in a grammar log – be are of and try not to repeat them in future writing)

25. 3. Chapter 6 – CE Essays
Any question or concerns? Transition signals?

26. 6. Homework – Due Week 10

27. Thank you!