English 70 Lesson Plan 12, Thursday

1. FINAL DRAFTS DUE TUESDAY (not Monday)

2. Meet in lab tomorrow, bring disks etc.

3. Complete Peer Review

4. Five revision tips

a. Give yourself a break from draft one.

b. Read it aloud.

c. Imagine yourself as the reader.

d. Get feedback from a friend.

e. Get help from the writing center.

5. Basics of useful feedback

a. It is given in a positive way.

b. It is specific

c. It offers suggestions

d. It is given in writing.

6. Peer Review Review

7. Revising for unity (The Rock)

a. Make an outline of your essay, paragraph by paragraph. What is the topic of each paragraph?

b. What doesn’t fit?

c. What needs to be emphasized more?

d. What can be emphasized less?

8. Revising for detail/support

9. Revising for coherence.

Homework: Chapter 4, Basics of Good Support

Read 46-49; Do Practice 1, 2

Chapter 8 Read 99-101; 102-103

And Homework: Do 107-109 #1-5

2. For your essay 114-115, read and apply to your essay...