TUESDAY: After completing today's DGP, the students practiced writing sentences containing appositives. They need to have two of these sentences written on the bottom of their DGP by Friday.
Next we used the attached BAD version of a TV essay to review how to help our teammates revise. We discussed the weaknesses of the sample essay and then determined appropriate ways to give feedback to the person who may have made those same mistakes.
Students were able to look at paragraphs written by two or three of their teammates and put feedback on their papers. Then students were given time to make revisions and corrections based on that feedback.
HOMEWORK: On a separate sheet of paper, write the revised paragraph in final draft form. Indent, capitalize, punctuate, and write legibly. This paragraphs will be displayed in front of the entire class.
WEDNESDAY: Students will use I-respond to enter answers from the county Checkpoint test they took last Monday. After that, they will be given their Intelligence-enhancing essay and a rubric with instructions for revision. The revised essay can be handwritten, or the student can go on-line and complete it on essayscorer.com. All revisions will be done as homework, and the revised paper is due on Friday at the beginning of class.
The first grade for this essay was entered in the Quiz/Writing Assignment category. The revised essay turned-in on Friday will be entered as a test grade.
THURSDAY & FRIDAY: Students will assemble their team's paragraphs for presentation. Classmates will assess each team's essay using the attached scorecard.
