English 1099 Academic Writing Skills Review English 1099

English 1099 Academic Writing Skills Review

English 1099 – Week Six Welcome! We’ll get started in a few minutes. Please have your essay draft ready. Please open the following: Handouts: Peer Edit Sheet Connecting the Parts You may want to review Short Writing on cueing and citing Today: -Peer Edit -Next: Polishing and Sources Check (when done revising, at your own pace, week in class, and/or finish on your own)

English 1099 Welcome! We’ll get started in a few minutes. Please have your essay draft ready. Coming Up: Friday Feb 12: Deadline to upload good copy and draft with sources check to First Essay Folder lastname-Essay 1 -final lastname-Essay 1 -rough-draft-with-source-check Make sure to write Peer Edit and add your name and your peer edit partner’s name at the top of your draft. Indicate who your partner is.

English 1099 Welcome! We’ll get started in a few minutes. Please have your essay draft ready. We will work in pairs today to do a peer edit of a partner’s essay. When you complete your peer edit, then work on revision. When your revision is complete, work on your own Sources Check Draft.

English 1099 By Friday, you will save the following two files in the First Essay Folder: -Draft with source check: lastname-essay 1 -draft-source-check This can have notes and comments, and it should have colour coding. Add your name and your partner’s name at the top. -Final polished good copy: lastname-essay 1 -final When complete, upload your files to the First Essay folder, clearly labelled. If you need more time, email me to arrange/discuss

Peer Edit instructions • Swap draft, read fully front to back in silence • Check each step of Peer Edit Sheet. Note comments on the draft. • Do not rewrite: comment and suggest (no track changes) • Swap back and explain: Sandwiching!

Peer Edit instructions • Swap back and explain: Sandwiching! • Things that work • Areas that could be stronger: specific, constructive, detailed • Something you like! Save something good for the end.

English 1099 When you complete your peer edit, then work on revision, and when your revision is complete, work on your own Sources Check Draft: 1. Colour code all claims and all content that needs a source 2. Check that each claim and / or all info that needs a source has a parenthetical citation with sourcing 3. Check that each matches a works cited entry. You can have more than one in text citation per WC entry. When complete, upload your Rough Draft with Source Check to the Short Essay folder along with your final version.

How to Upload to One Drive • Go to douglascollege. blackboard. com • Click on “Submit to One Drive” • Log in to One Drive with your college credentials • Name your file: lastname-essay 1 -draftsource-check (very important! Name must be precise) • Save in “First Essay” folder • Screenshot or save these instructions

Thanks! • See you next week! Email me or schedule office hours using the office hours scheduler. I’m here to help. • Check the course outline first to see if your question can be answered there. • You can use the “Questions” forum in the Blackboard Discussion Board for questions that others in class may be able to help with.