Hi My Fun AP Class!
I'm sorry. I have not done a good job at posting on your blog. Grades just took so much time! But we're back on track:
Thursday: Class was shortened due to the Activity Period and so we briefly talked about MLA and Editorials. Here is a link to the MLA Handout Review Guide and this is a great website for MLA. Hopefully we will have time in class to review MLA this Thursday.
Monday: We introduced Peer Review and why it's important. We did a game where we guessed how many pieces of candy were in a big jug. Some students proclaimed them selves as experts. Then we averaged everyone's guesses together. The result was that the class average came much closer to the actual number than either of the "experts." Thus we see, that when we work together our work improves! I have tried to design an effective peer review process--and I hope you will take it seriously. You will receive points for peer reviewing a classmate's drafts and also for having your drafts peer reviewed.
Tuesday: Today, we did peer review! Many of you did not come prepared with your draft completed. It is now your responsibility to switch with someone in the class who needs to peer review also, so you can get those points, and more importantly receive feedback on your writing so that you can improve it!
We also began talking about the next component of the portfolio assignment: The Personal Essay. For Thursday, you were given a packet of model personal essays to read like a writer. Please come see me to get that packet and assignment. I don't have electronic copies of the essays, so I can't post them online, sorry.
As always, please email or call if you have questions!
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