Class today: October, 20th

WORD FOR THE YEAR: MEMORIZE. LIVE.

Fortitude~ the strength of mind that enables one encounter adversity or difficulty with courage and grace. 

ATTEMPT #3

You will need to click on the "writing reflection draft" (AGAIN) under Writing Links. You need to highlight the information for attempt #3 of this document and then paste it UNDER your own document in your drive. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS COPY. 

2. You will, then, read through your own paper and SCORE IT with the scoring rubric, just as we did for attempt #1 and #2. Fill in your your "reflection document" with your scores and answer the questions it prompts. 

3. Next, you will need to switch you paper with a partner.

YOU WILL BE HAVING TWO PROOFREADERS THIS ATTEMPT. 

 Proofreaders will follow the following instruction:

Proofreaders: 

1. The first read: You will start with the LAST sentence. You will read ONE sentence at a time until you are reach the top of the paper. Yes, you are reading the paper BACKWARDS. In this reading you are ONLY looking for grammatical and spelling errors, and sentence clarity.  Is there subject-verb agreement? Pronoun-antecedent agreement? Sentence mechanics are correct? Diction choices accurate? If you find an error, make a comment in BLUE. Do not fix the error. 

2. The second read: You will start at the TOP of the paper. In this read  you will be looking solely at CONTENT. Does the paper have a CENTRAL THEME? Is the evidence logical and sufficient to the theme? Is the evidence relevant? Does the entire paper support the requirement of the prompt? Does it sufficiently address the purpose of writing? Mark errors or comments in RED. 

3. The third read: You will start at the TOP of the paper. In this read you will be looking solely at STYLE and STRUCTURE. Is the tone appropriate for the audience and the content addressed. Is the a narrative complete with BEGINNING.. MIDDLE... END?  Does each section have a topic sentence that supports the overall claim? Does the paper utilize NARRATIVE OUTLINE? Does is utilize active voice? Does the author utilize critical narrative/descriptive techniques? Do they use effective transitions? Between sentences? Between sections?  DO THEY UTILIZE careful and strategic DICTION and SYNTAX? Mark suggestions and comments in GREEN. 

4. The fourth read: You will be, again, starting at the TOP of the paper. In this read, you will be looking solely at FORMAT. Has the author appropriately addressed MLA style guide? MLA Title?? Mark in PURPLE. 

4. In the fifth, and final, read. You will read through from top to bottom and read for the complete experience. Does the entire paper work together? Any last concerns? Mark in ORANGE. 

Pay specific attention to this proofing process. This is an excellent strategy to ensure that your final product achieves its intended purpose. 

AFTER you are done PROOFING. You will need to SCORE the paper with the specific narrative rubric. Please write the scores... PLUS the justification of their scores ON THEIR PAPER AND their scoring guide.  You will then give them an AVERAGE of the 7 scores.. (we struggled with this last round... Add up all 7 and then divide that number BY 7. Round up.)

NEXT... When you get you paper BACK... you need to complete the "reflection" document..  fill in your partners scores.. do some comparisons.. 

LAST... Turn your draft into HRH COLE.  WITH THREE SCORES (out of 12) ON THE TOP.