Monday, October 23, 2017

Peer Editing

October 24, 2017

Standard
Writing 5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. 

E.Q: How can I strengthen writing through revising, editing, and rewriting?

Starter: 

Create a DWC (Daily Writing Concern) for your partner to give you feedback on your compare and contrast essay. 

Image result for writing concerns

Vocabulary: 

Word: Peer Edit
Part of Speech: verb
Dictionary Definition: Editing means making suggestions, comments, compliments, and changes to writing and peer means a classmate. 
Your Definition: 
Activity: What is one characteristic of effective peer editing?

Activity: 

1.  Peer Editing

Find one peer to swap papers with and peer edit.
Complete the peer edit handout, providing thorough feedback.
Make sure you are using complete sentences and elaborating on your ideas. 


2.  Revisions

Use the remaining time to make revisions and work on your essay.

Closure:

What was the most helpful part of the peer edit?
What was the least helpful?
Explain. 


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