Groups discussed Macke's "Permanent Tracings."
We discussed the writing process (see the inside of the cover of Reid).
I described the levels of revision: global, structural, and sentence-level. See this for help with basic revision.
Then we did what's called Peer Review, which means everyone traded drafts and filled out comment sheets about the drafts they read. Please note: the main purpose of this exercise is for the READER to practice reading and analyzing a draft, so s/he can read his/her own draft analytically and make changes accordingly.
Homework
1. Read in Reid "Observing Wolves" by Farley Mowat pages 66-73. In your journal, answer question #1 on page 73.
2. In your journal describe: A) what comments readers had about your draft, and B) what you learned from reading others' drafts.
3. Revise your draft. Consider global and structural issues: is it meeting the assignment with observation and discovery? Is it clearly organized? When those issues are dealt with begin considering sentence-level issues: vivid word choice, consistent verb tense, clear sentences with variety in structure. Also try to put it in the correct format (see page 466 Everyday Writer). Bring to class a new copy of your essay, which is Draft #2, The Revision. Also bring Draft #1 and its comment sheets.
4. Two vocabulary words.
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