Journal – 2/19/14 • Respond to the following prompt (5 ish minutes): What is the role of sports in your personal life?
Peer-Response Directions: (Repeat this twice) Highlight your thesis statement 2. Trade papers with your Open Partner. Read your peer’s paper. Remember – it takes me about 10 minutes per paper to grade. Do not write on your peer’s paper. 3. Write feedback for your peer on a separate sheet of notebook paper. Use the following format: 1. Dear _____, The strongest part of your essay is ______. The place where I see the greatest need for improvement is ______. Reading your essay, I learned that _______. Sincerely, _____.
Self-Reflection O Write a ½ to 1 page reflection for your Synthesis essay. Topics to consider: • The entire process (expert text, Jigsaw, drafting, peer-editing, revising) • Something interesting you discovered • A challenge you faced (and hopefully overcame!) • Something to do differently next time
Submit your Essay Top • Assignment sheet (if you have it) • Final Synthesis Essay (highlighted thesis • • • statement) – Works Cited page directly following. Peer feedback and self-reflection “Final” draft (pause moment) Essay chunking – Final and RD Edited Rough draft Any and all process work (thesis, précis, prewrite) Bottom