Lesson:
We briefly discussed the students' experiences with the revision process. Having graded their revisions since class, I can attest that their revised essays showed tremendous improvement over their first efforts, so I am quite pleased with their final essays.
Then we discussed each students personal strengths and weaknesses as writers, with suggestions for growth. Some areas we touched on included:
clarity of topic focus
restraint in breadth of discussion (e.g., avoiding rabbit trails)
awareness of and appeal to target audience
selection of appropriate supporting evidence
correctness of form
These students are doing wonderfully and maturing rapidly in their composition skills.
Assignment:
Each student will write one more compare or contrast essay, their choice, in five-paragraph block form.
This assignment will be due October 30. Class will not meet next week.
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