24 Short Story 1 Peer Review

Hi Everyone!

This week, the homework is to peer review your peers' short stories!

1. Write at least 6 comments for each story, and have them printed/torn out to hand to your peers in class.
2. Comment using the following guidelines:
1. No grammar comments
2. Detail: Is there too much/little? What details are effective?
3. Plot: Does it make sense? What would be good changes to make?
4. Characters: Are they believable? Is there enough description? How is the dialogue?
5. Etc, etc, etc
6. Be nice but constructive—try to have mix of positive and negative comments :D

• Wednesday:
• Teresa
• Sam
• Ann
• Sol
• Izzy
• Thursday:
• Sam
• Elsa
• Laura K.
• Laura L.
• Friday: TBA

23 Short Story 1: Big Bang Ending // Due the week of Feb. 28, 2017

Hi Everyone!

This week, write a 1.5-3 page short story which ends with a big bang or unexpected twist at the ending. With a story that is this short, you won't want to include too much plot or background information, but rather try to include just a little segment of time. Remember, you're not writing a novel, or the first chapter of a novel; the story must begin and end all in the 3 pages page limit.

We will be peer reviewing stories next week, so be sure to post them to Google Drive.

Thanks and let me know if you have any questions!

22 Revised Research Paper // Due the week of Feb. 22, 2017

Hi Everyone!

This week, you may have more or less homework depending on how much you need to revise your research papers. But either way, spend some time looking over your papers and make sure you are satisfied, using the following rubric as a guide:

Research Paper Rubric:

• Title: 2pt
• Make sure it's relevant to the paper (not "Research Paper") 
• Introduction:
• Attention-grabber: 3pt
• It is attention-grabbing? See the different ways to be attention-grabbing in the early  posts of this blog.
• Thesis: 4pt
• Does it follow the formula: Opinion because Reason1, Reason2, and Reason3 ?
• Are all three reasons separate and independent? Or do they overlap?
• P1 Evidence: 5pt
• Do you have a topic and concluding sentence (or at least sentences that work to intro and finish off the paragraph nicely)?
• Do you have ~4-5 sentences of ethos, pathos, logos, and other detail?
• P2 Evidence: 5pt
• See above
• P3 Evidence: 5pt
• See above
• Conclusion: 2pt
• Does it adequately wrap up the paper, perhaps restating the thesis in new words?
• Does it have a call-to-action?
• In-Text Citations: 5pt
• Do you cite your sources within the paper, using our format of numbers in parentheses? If you don't understand how to do this still, be sure to email to ask—it's a large percentage of the points!
• I will check citations randomly, so make sure you're not just putting numbers in random places :D
• Formatting: 5pt
• Times New Roman, 12pt font —or— Arial, 11 pt font
• Double-spaced
• No extra spaces in between paragraphs
• Header in the top left corner:
• Name
• Ms. Middaugh
• Writing 1
• Date
• Paragraphs are indented
• Total: 36pt

Email me if you have any questions!

21 Research Paper Peer Review 3 // Due the week of Feb. 18, 2017

Hi Everyone!

Another week of peer reviews:

WEDNESDAY:

• Sol
• Jenna
• Sam
• Ianna

THURSDAY:

• Stacy
• Sam
• Laura K.

FRIDAY:

• Lillian

20 Research Paper Peer Review // Due the week of Feb. 8, 2017

Hi Everyone!

This week, complete the peer reviews of six comments each for:

WEDNESDAY:
—Maddy
—Izzy
—Sol


THURSDAY:
—Ann
—Elsa
—Laura L.


FRIDAY:
—Quinn
—Sam
—Maddy


I will be having you turn your reviews into the person you reviewed, so be sure they are clear, specific and constructive! (And kind, even if they're negative—but don't let this make you afraid to give constructive criticism :D)

Also if you were reviewed this week in class, spend this week revising your rough draft, while the critiques are still fresh in your mind!


Thanks and email me if you have questions!

19 Research Paper Rough Draft // Due the week of Feb. 2017

Hi Everyone!

This week, the homework is to write the rough draft of your research papers! You will not be graded harshly on this rough draft, but you should be happy enough with your draft that you’re okay having your peers read through it and discuss it next week. 

You should write in a paragraph form, but have all of the pieces of the following outline:

1. Introduction
1. Attention-grabber
2. Thesis= Opinion because R1, R2, and R3
2. Paragraph about R1
1. Topic sentence
2. ~4-5 sentences of evidence
3. Concluding sentence
3. Paragraph about R2
1. Topic sentence
2. ~4-5 sentences of evidence
3. Concluding sentence
4. Paragraph about R3
1. Topic sentence
2. ~4-5 sentences of evidence
3. Concluding sentence
5. Conclusion
1. Wrap it up
2. Call-to-Action

Put it on Google Drive and email me if you have questions!

18 Research Paper Notecards // Due the week of Jan. 25, 2017

Hi Everyone!

This week, the homework is to create 15 notecards with one piece of evidence on each, supporting your thesis from two weeks ago.

If you, in your researching, find that your thesis was wrong or that one of your reasons does not have enough evidence behind it, feel free to switch! That is one of the marvelous things about research: discovering when long-held opinions are not legitimate, and then being open to changing them! (It' just means you may need to change also your works cited page/etc to adapt to your new topic.)

Remember, the three types of evidence are:
Logos: Statistics, facts, logical analysis
Pathos: Personal stories
Ethos: Expert opinions

However, a common mistake is for students to organize their notecards by these three types of evidence. Notecards should be organized based on your three reasons instead.

Make sure you have at least five notecards for each of your three reasons with your thesis statement. I gave you color-coordinated notecards last week, but if you lose these, you can always make your own at home.

Email me if you have questions!