6th class
Brad Johnson’s English 81 Class, 6th class
CLASS PROCEDURE FOR TODAY
1. Workshop
2. Brad will check homework
3. Peer Response Letter - PRL – due tomorrow
If you don’t have a copy for others in your group, exchange emails, add paper as an attachment
WORKSHOP PROCEDURE
1st person will read
Others listen
Person 2 & 3 will give and share feedback verbally
Writer will be listening and writing the comments as partners 2&3 give feedback
Writer asks questions of 2&3 and persons 2&3 respond
Then next person goes through the same process
Each person reads paper out loud and in a close proximity voice. What is the reason to read out loud –the benefit is to catch mistakes –this is a great tool and strategy to catch mistakes. Stop and correct mistakes. Each will have draft given to others.
Listen actively
MARKS TO USE IN PRL – PEER RESPONSE LETTER
? = not clear
! = if you really liked what person wrote
* = you really liked it. Also use a star of checkmark
x = delete, doesn’t belong
x/? = is that what you really wanted to say
Today – verbal feedback
Tomorrow – PRL response
OUTLINE OF WRITING PROCEDURE
I. P.W. – last week
2. Monday: RD workshop
3. Tuesday: PRL – shaping
3. Thursday: Revisions
4. Monday: Editing
5. Tuesday/Wednesday: Proofread product
FURTHER HELP
*p. 17 questions to include in peer response letter
*pp. 21 -24
CENTRAL CONCERNS for today and tonight (help others to become better writers)
1. Topic sentence – do you have a topic and a controlling idea is it purposeful, is it clear, is it engaging
2. Support – half page to 3/4 of a page
3. Flow from one transition to another smoothly
4. Stay on track – don’t deviate
5. Paper needs clarity, purpose, concluding sentence: everything should be circular, concluding sentence should connect back to topic sentence but should be stated differently
PRL should be at least a half page / do your best to help others/ not two sentences
Give suggestions/ ideas to help person improve paper
Work off draft – this is the worksheet p. 21 in the workshop/ look in packet for models to work from ,
p. 22 is an excellent review of what to do in revisions
Give Brad a copy of your draft on your way out
HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY 4/15
Have PRL typed for others in your group
