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Writing Workshop 5 (continued)
Revising
7. Read aloud the draft to your writing group, and gather feedback based on the criteria in the goal statement for an effective response to an expository text.
8. Review the draft for coherence:
• Discuss which transitions can be used to link ideas effectively within and
between your body paragraphs. Incorporate at least two into your draft. • Discuss ways to revise your draft to enhance style by adding in rhetorical
devices and sentence variety where appropriate.
Editing
9. Read your draft and peer edit to correct errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
10. Discuss the essay’s key ideas and generate a list of creative potential titles. Rank them and select one. Place a title at the top of the essay.
11. Review the Scoring Guide. Compare the essay with the Learning Targets and Scoring Guide to ensure that the essay meets all requirements. If possible, exchange your essay with another group and allow them to evaluate it against the Scoring Guide to ensure that your group’s essay is successful.
ACTIVITY 4
Independent Writing
WRITING PROMPT: In Nick Mamatas’ article “The Term Paper Artist,” he explains his position on being hired to write papers for college students. In a multi- paragraph response to this expository text, explain Mamatas’ position and consider the purpose for his article. Be sure the essay
• Presents effective introductory and concluding paragraphs
• Develops an Interpretation of an expository text and states it as a thesis
• Provides sustained evidence from the text using quotations
• Contains a clearly stated purpose or controlling idea
• Is logically organized, contains appropriate facts and details, and includes no
extraneous information or inconsistencies
• Uses a variety of rhetorical devices
• Uses a variety of sentence structures and correct grammar • Uses a variety of transitions to link paragraphs
Review the Scoring Guide to understand the specific requirements of this writing activity.
Use the class practice, process, and revision steps from previous activities to prepare for and write this essay.
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