Good morning, everyone!
Believe it or not, we've passed the halfway point of the semester. That's right: We're on the back 9, up at bat in the 5th inning, kicking off at the third quarter…and other such sports metaphors.
What's Next
All right. This week coming up we are going to be meeting in groups for peer review discussions.
Your tasks:
Read your 3 group members' blog posts, which should be available by 6pm on Sunday. (Those who are meeting on Monday morning will need to remember to set aside time on Sunday evening to review and comment!!)
Review these Post Feedback Guidelines, which outline 6 elements to assess in each post and a series of questions to think about.
In Perusall, via Canvas, offer annotations on your group members' posts, based upon the questions in the Guidelines. Look at what your other group members say as well, and respond to their feedback in order to generate conversation. (I will have the posts uploaded and assignments set up in Perusall shortly after the 6pm deadline on Sunday.)
This work will need to be completed prior to joining on Zoom for your class session.
Meetings will be:
Monday - Group C: Alex T., Rayan, Michael, Satwik
Wednesday - Group A: Alex S., David, Nicolas, Julian
Thursday - Group B: Bridget, Lucy, Mateus, Tim
During these meetings, we will dedicate about 15 minutes on each person's post and identifying ways to help them revise and improve. The following post for Sunday, November 1st, will be a rewrite based upon peer feedback and discussions.
Writing Lessons from Week 7
During this past week, we focused on
integrating quotes from Interviews,
understanding the differences between Statements and Arguments,
using Characters and Actions to clarify sentences.
Here is all of the material that we used during this past week, for your reference:
Two model interview articles in Perusall on college admissions and third-culture kids
Collection of your own potential quotes from interviews
Sample sentences to practice differentiating statements from arguments; and here is the "answer" version with "I think that" and "not" tests inserted
An exercise to practice turning your own sentences into strong(er) arguments
My suggested versions of your arguments. These would be perfect for generating op-eds!
Slideshow lesson on Characters and Actions
Worksheet to practice revising sample sentences using Characters and Actions
These are a lot of elements to incorporate into your writing. Try to focus on as many as you can for this week's post. Your groups (and I) will help you think about how to revise and polish next week.
That's all for now. If you have questions over the weekend, don't hesitate to reach out. You can either email me or try to catch me for a text-based chat via Microsoft Teams.
Good luck with your writing this weekend! And remember...
