Day:  6                            Teacher:  Mr. Ealy

Subject:  Composition   Grade:  11    QCC(s) 32, 41, 42

General Objective:  Students will:

·        Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate with a variety of audiences and for a variety of purposes.

·        Apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, analyze, and discuss print and nonprint texts.

·        Participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

Introduction:  As we discussed on Friday everyone who turned in the writing assignment on that was assigned over the weekend will get an opportunity to get feedback from three people.  I have already given you my comments on the piece of writing and two of your peers will get an opportunity to comment on the work as well.  Remember give specific and detailed feedback. 

Specific Objective:  Students will:

·        Judge literature critically based on personal response, technical clarity, or literal clarity.

·        Recognize different contextual structures and adapts vocabulary and comprehension strategies appropriately.

·        Improve ability to use standard American English in prepared presentations.

Procedures:  The teacher will:

1.     Connect assignment to previous assignment.

2.     Briefly review the guidelines to peer editing. 

3.     Distribute the papers to the students.

4.     Monitor the editing process and assess each editor’s work.

5.     Assist any students that need help or feedback.

6.     Discuss tomorrow’s lesson.

Closing:  I hope this assignment has helped with the process of completing your paper, which is due on Friday the final day of the grading period.  Tomorrow we will be looking at “Advancing Luna and Ida B. Wells” By Alice Walker.  We will be looking at the obvious similarities the story has with To Kill a Mockingbird.

Evaluation:  See Handout

Materials:  Pens,  

Assignments:

Extenders/Back-Up Activities:  Read To Kill a Mockingbird

Provisions For Individual Differences: 

Teacher Notes:  I will remind the students of giving positive as well as negative feedback.  Remember you want the person to be able to improve the paper in some way and your feedback will be graded and you be asked to defend why you made the statements that you made so be thoughtful when doing the editing.  The better the feedback the better that person’s next draft will be.  If your feedback is thorough, the person’s next draft to the paper will probably be more thorough.  Try to stay away from differences in style such as diction.  In some situations there can be more than one effective way to state something.  Keep this in mind.  Make sure that every editor has a copy of the editing checklist and they understand each of the items on the list.  Consider class dynamics when passing out the papers if students have had problems with each other in the past you may want to give them someone else’s paper.  Read through the checklist with the class. 

Supplementary Materials:  Editing checklist