Writing Analysis + Essay Peer Review

Lesson Objectives:

• Understand main objectives and format for final portfolio 
• Discuss common errors in summaries (error analysis)
• Identify individual strengths/weaknesses through Class Review 

Part I: Review Assignment Directions   (5 min) 

Click on Assignment Directions under Unit 1 and have student(s) explain the purpose

Part II: Student Writing Analysis (20 min) 9:35-9:55
For this part of today's class we will analyze our own writing and learn to identify the difference between strong and weak writing for summaries and synthesis writing. 
Analysis Handout: Student Summaries

SAMPLES OF STRONG/WEAK SUMMARIES
SAMPLES OF STRONG/WEAK SYNTHESIS 

Part III Workshop/Peer Review  (45 min) 9:55-10:40
Have students copy and past their work into their notebooks. Then show the notebooks so we can work together to build our essays

Introduction
- Does it have an academic hook?
- Do they go from broad to a narrow
- Do they have a  "thesis statements" that works for an informative paper
- Do they practice a "Direction Statement" that provides the organization of the paper

Minimal Three Body Paragraphs
- Does the topic sentence have key words?
- Do the sub points have reporting verbs (if needed)?
- Do they have in-text citation?
- Do they need a closing sentence to remind the reader of how those points support the topic sentence?

Conclusion
-Do they summarize the main points
-Do they remind the reader of why this topic is important?
-Do they connect this topic to a bigger topic (narrow to broad)?
-Do they discuss the future? (optional)

Homework:

Work on creating your essay. Check syllabus for due dates