Thursday, November 29, 2012

Peer Editing and Final Class

First....  a reminder, Final Portfolios are due on December 14th, at 1:00pm in class.  Sorry, but NO LATE PORTFOLIOS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!  You can find the requirements for the portfolios on the blog, and you can find each of the handouts for Functional Outlines and Outlines on the blog as well.

The Rubric for the Portfolios is as follows:

Total Score:  40 points
Final Drafts:  10 points each
Inclusion of all other materials 10 points

Final Drafts will be scored as follows:

Descriptive writing:

_____(5) Use sensory description—show the reader, rather than telling the reader what is happening in the essay

_____(5)  The paper should have a clear purpose


Reporting

_____(3)  Report on a particular event.  Answer the ‘wh’ questions related to this event

_____(4)  Introduce a relevant issue that is related to the events reported on

_____(3)  Show multiple perspectives on this particular issue


Short Story

_____(3)  Consistently use one ‘voice’ when telling the story
                      (1st person / 3rd person limited / 3rd person omniscient)

_____(3)  Include a vivid description of a setting that is relevant for your story

_____(4)  The story should offer a clear conflict and resolution 






Descriptive writing genre, you can find the Outline on the entry from September 27.

Reporting genre, you can find the Functional outline and Outline on the entry from October 18.

Short stories genre, you can find the Functional outline and Outline on the entry from November 22.

Please feel free to drop me an e-mail if you have any questions.



Extra Credit Blog Assignment
visit http://www.koreabang.com/ 
select one news story and write an opinion about the news story
Try to offer a new or unique perspective on the events and give your readers a chance to understand them in a new way. 




For the Peer editing today, please fill out the table I gave you while LISTENING to your partner's story.  On the back of the paper please answer the following questions:



What do you feel is the point of this story?  

Which details are the most memorable?  

What kind of person is the main character?  How do you know? 

What is the conflict in the story? 

How is the conflict resolved?  

What do you feel are the strongest and weakest points of the story? 



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