4. On your own paper, clearly identify these parts
in the margin with brackets and numbers
1. Where you have defined the problem
2. Your thesis
3. Your clearly described solution: your plan for
implementation
4. Your convincing argument in support of the proposed
solution
5. Where you have Indicated and responded to Readers’
Objections and Questions
6. Where you have evaluated alternative solutions
7. Your conclusion
6. Responders
Carefully read the essay you are reviewing, noting
only obvious typos or other errors by underlining. You
do not need to comment. Do not ask the writer
questions. If you don’t understand the essay, tell the
writer in response to the revision guide or in the
margins.
Answer the revision guide questions on another
sheet of paper or on the back of the writer’s essay.
Refer to the parts of the essay the writer has
identified in order to respond appropriately.
Be thorough.
7. When you finish
Return the essay and your comments to the
writer.
While you wait for your essay to be returned,
answer the revision guide questions for
yourself.
When you receive your essay, look at the
feedback. Think about how you will revise your
essay.
Begin the revision process.
8. The blog posts are a significant portion of the work you have done
for this class. So far, you have written seventeen posts, each of
which is worth up to ten points.
For Post 18, write at least two paragraphs in which you evaluate the
work you’ve done and answer these questions:
1. How many of the posts did you make? Why did you miss any (if
you did)?
2. What did you do well in your posts? What could you have done
better?
3. What benefit did you gain from writing the posts?
Do not post this response on the website; send it to me as an
attachment or write it in the body of an email. It is due by noon on
Thursday.
Reminder: Self-Assessment Due
9. Homework
Write Post 18: Self Assessment
Revise Essay 4 according to peer review
Prepare for one on one conference
with teacher
Bring complete hard copy draft of
Essay 4 and Self Assessment to
conference