Discuss your thoughts on today's activities (re: argumentative/persuasive essay, editing, etc.)
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Reflection - Rubric for Writing - Feb. 19 - Sec. 4
See the rubric below as you compose your essays. Ensure that you meet the criteria listed for composing, style, sentence formation, usage, and mechanics.
Discuss your thoughts on today's activities (re: argumentative/persuasive essay, editing, etc.)
Discuss your thoughts on today's activities (re: argumentative/persuasive essay, editing, etc.)
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I thought todays discussion was on point and interesting. I got to learn the final step into writing an essay and learning more about how to write a good persuasive essay. In step 3 it shows you how to revise your rough draft into the final essay. It is great that I know this because it will help me write better and a more structured essay.
ReplyDeleteDiscussion today was on point and interesting! Good point. This last step really finishes out the writing process. It made us understand how to write a better and structured essay. Also, learning of our final test, persuasive essay, was really informative. Now we know what to expect!
DeleteI had the same thoughts about today's discussion! The tips about the last step were very useful when finalizing your essay. I also think it's good to remember even outside English class.
DeleteThis essay need to be accurate and precise on what your writing. A lot of correction and editing on the writing focus on the topic and paragraph clearly. Make sure it is
ReplyDeleteclear for the reader to understand and acknowledge the information of your essay. Make sure your sentence and paragraph structure are right. Always use the correct abbreviation, subject-verb agreement, and using the adverb, plural, singular words correctly. Lastly the spelling, formatting, and capitalization is used properly.
True! This last process is really about the process of correction. We need to ensure that the reader sees our main point without being distracted by grammatical errors. Therefore, this process really is critical.
DeleteYes, I agree. Corrections, etc were made much clear for readers to understand.
DeleteI agree with you. These are really important points whenever you're doing the third stage of the writing process (editing).
DeleteI agree that precision is key in directing the flow of the writer's ideas to the reader. Correction and editing also helps in the clarity aspect of writing. Great points to live by as a writer!
DeleteToday, the class learned points on how to write an argumentative essay. The class also learned how to edit and revise an essay in order to ensure minimum error while making the points in the essay clear and precise.
ReplyDeleteToday's activity gave me a clearer picture on the basic criteria for writing an argumentative/persuasive essay. We were able to discuss in class stage three of the writing system and edit our descriptive essays written in the previous class. Reading, revising, and editing my essay gave me a better view on how to make the essay better and clearer for the reader. I was also able to see errors I had overlooked and fix the simple mistakes. This rubric will help make writing a persuasive essay easier for our class and give us a clear understanding of what we are being graded on.
ReplyDeleteVery true! I believe it was a clearer picture for everyone. We finally had closure on both the writing process and the last essay description. This last process really is the last chance to clarify the essay for the reader. Also. this simple process of editing and revising fixes most errors overlooked while writing the essay. Yes, the rubric helps us know what is expected of us.
DeleteI agree with you! I was able to see errors and make corrections so that my readers can understand it a lot better!
DeleteI agree that today's class discussion made a clearer image of what argumentative/persuasive essay is about. The writing activity in class which is the third stage of the writing process, gave us a better perception of how we should write our essays in the future. It also helped clarify what kind of key points should we include n order to make our reader understand what we message we're trying to introduce to them.
DeleteI enjoyed today's class. At first, I went upstairs and waited outside the computer room. Then we met downstairs in the classroom. Then we realized that class was in the computer room, so we walked back upstairs. With my heavy backpack, and all the walking, I can say I had a good workout for the morning! In class today, I learned a lot about the argumentative and persuasive essays, and editing. The essay brain stretcher was also a great exercise! I wrote about a postcard with the picture of a hotel scene in Los Angeles.
ReplyDeleteIt is very true. Today's class was awesome, because of all the walking that we did. But is also very helping, it helps us to learn more about writing and about each other. Today's class was great.
DeleteI know how you feel, I walked up to the computer room and waited for class then figured out that our class was downstairs in the classroom. It's nice to know I wasn't the only one who went upstairs first. I'm actually happy I won the postcard in class today as well, it was a very nice postcard from San Diego.
DeleteThat confusion of which classroom we're suppose to be meeting for the day, was a very good way to start off our morning. I was fun walking up and down the stairs considering it might have helped some of us get off of sleepiness. I agree that today's class discussion and activities was helpful because it showed us the proper way that we should be following in order to write an effective essay especially that our first essay exam is coming up soon.
DeleteI get generally confused in this class as well. At least you had a good work out! The discussions and exercises were indeed helpful in expanding my knowledge on writing and reading as a whole. Interestingly enough, the postcards also force me think about random things that I had never considered.
DeleteToday, I became lost in the reading assignments because of the usage of two different editions of our books. Other than that, though, today was an informative refresher on the different styles of writing essays.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on that, but at the end of today's session I learned something. which makes today's class an awesome one.
DeleteI agree. I did get lost for a good amount of time. Other than that, today's class was very informative and a good refresher on the types of essays.
DeleteI totally agree! I was lost as well. Although, in the end I was back on track! Today was informative and would better our essays for our readers!
DeleteI absolutely agree with you. During the reading I found myself sort of lost, but would find myself being back on track. I could also agree that class today was definitely informative.
DeleteLike you, I also got lost in the reading because of the different editions of the book that we are using, but thank you to some of our kind classmates who pulled me out of my confusion and helped the rest of the class that was lost to find the right pages in order to stay in track along with them. I agree that today was indeed a great refresher of our minds to what the different kinds of essays are and what main purpose do they serve as for us, the writers.
DeleteThe integration and use of two different editions of the textbook in class confuses me at times as well. It sometimes seems to be counterproductive when people get lost and have to ask the teacher where the class is at just to move on. Despite this, the book does provide a clear and concise view on writing an argumentative essay so weighing the pros and cons, I believe the book is actually very progressive and interesting!
DeleteToday's activity was very informative because a lot of my questions were clarified. Also, I now know how to finish my essay for the upcoming tests. All stages of the writing process put together on this worksheet really helped me. It gives me confidence in writing a more effective essay. Lastly, the argumentative/persuasive essay review gave me insight as to what I should write and what I will be expected to provide in my essay. The criteria listed above will help with further critique for my editing and revising process. I will ensure that I execute all tasks listed above. Overall, good class!
ReplyDeleteI agree. All the stages of the writing process does give me more confidence. It helped me a lot to writing better and have a better structure on my essays.
DeleteI agree, I was confused on what to write for our test coming up but a lot of that confusion was cleared up today. The stages of the writing process will hopefully help all of us write a great essay that is grammatically correct and easy to understand. That's great that you now have confidence in your upcoming essay, the rubric will also bean additional help for you.
DeleteToday's activities were great! I enjoyed reviewing the argumentative/persuasive essay and the activity of learning on how to edit your draft. We discussed how our main points had to be strong for our argumentative/persuasive essay, and I am glad that we were able to go over that. In order to have an good argumentative/persuasive essay, your main points and supports have to be strong in order to persuade your readers on the particular topic that you are writing. All in all, today's activities were well enjoyed not only by me. but also my peers.
ReplyDeleteI myself also enjoy reviewing all the different types of essay. I'm very glad that we go through all the details about argumentative and persuasive essay, because I myself had a hard time writing a argumentative and persuasive essay.
DeleteYes, today's activities were well enjoyed because it gave everyone a better understanding of how to write an argumentative essay and what rubric we have to follow. In order to write a good essay we must have a strong point and strong support for our thesis. Going over that gave me a better understanding of what I want to write about and how I can write it best.
DeleteToday's activity was great. Learning about all the different types of essays gave me more understanding on each of the different types of essays. Not only that but it also prepare me for the upcoming test that I' m about to take. Today's is just great everything goes well.
ReplyDeleteGood point! It really was a great day. We were able to have a clear understanding on the different types of essays. Also, I believe this was great preparation for our upcoming test.
DeleteI agree! Learning all the different types of essays really clears out what we need to focus on whenever writing a certain type of essay. I really feel that we are learning great tips to prepare us for the first quiz.
DeleteGreat point KayKris! I agree that I had a great understanding on the different types of essays that we're reviewed during class time.
DeleteI also learned how to distinguish between types of essays in this class! I feel that my understanding of reading and writing as a subject is progressively broadening thanks to this class.
DeleteToday's activity was very informative. Writing argumentative and persuasive essays, to me, are the most challenging. When writing this type of essay we need to make sure that our essays or paragraphs are clear and concise so that there is no confusion. Reading my essay out loud to the class I am able to see what needs to be fixed even after I had edited my paper. From this I learned that editing takes time to make your paper the best.
ReplyDeleteYour totally right, It is very challenging. But today's session make it a little bit clear and it gave me some more knowledge on argumentative and persuasive essay.
DeleteThis is absolutely true! I also have the same problems and reading my essay aloud really helps in identifying minor errors that we tend to overlook.
DeleteI agree with you Honeina, I also had a challenging time. And your main point of being concise and clear in your paragraphs is true!
DeleteI agree that argumentative/persuasive essay is the most challenging because it requires more time to write due to the fact that in needs an ample amount of information in order to write. Also, I like the ideas that we should ensure that we make our paragraphs clear and concise despite the huge data that we might accumulate because that way, we don't confuse our readers and ourselves as well in the process.
DeleteArgumentative essay is quite similar to an expository essay, but the amount of their data and information varies. Argumentative essay needs more evidence therefore lengthier than exposition. Persuasive essay should be written for the purpose of convincing your reader about what idea or argument you're trying to introduce to them. It must be approached with a better knowledge, more collected data, and good understanding because without these, the essay would be arguable and open to question that would make your essay weak and ineffective. Editing, being the last stage in the writing process, is very helpful. It gives the writer a better perception of his previous writing and arrange it in a way where errors are eliminated and grammar is strengthened.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Argumentative essays are very similar to expository essays. However, unlike the expository essay, you would have to have an in depth research about your topic.
DeleteToday's activities includes the discussion on the explanation of an argumentative essay. Also the discussion on the importance of editing your essay. An argumentative essay can be confusing because it is somewhat similar to the expository essay but it is not. In a argumentative essay you have to research and site your sources in a MLA format at the end of the essay. The importance of editing your essay is to make your essay clear and more concise to your audience.
ReplyDeleteIn today's discussion about argumentative essay was very enlightening. In my opinion, it is harder than an expository essay because of how you have to convince your audience into choosing your side.
DeleteAn Argumentative essay is a type of essay that tries to persuade the readers to the writer's thesis statement. As this essay's goal is to persuade, the thesis statement of this essay should be present and clear. In this essay, the writer must present support from both sides of the argument. However, it is important to note that the writer must have stronger support for his/her side. In contrast to the other types of essays, the writer must have to research or be well-informed about the topic. I'm very interested in writing in this type of essay because I don't often write papers in this style. With this lesson, hopefully I'd be able to write effective persuasive essays in the future.
ReplyDeleteI agree. In writing an argumentative essay you do need stronger support on the side you are persuading your audience on. Also, learning more about this type of essay will help me with future argumentative essays.
DeleteI'm sure you will be able to write a persuasive essay that is effective. We are all still a little unsure of how to write a good persuasive essay but i'm sure we will be able to have a better idea after we practice it. Writing this type of paper isn't my forte but I hope that I can improve my writing skills by the end of the class.
DeleteToday's session was very interesting. We learned the last stage of the writing process. The three things I learned from the last stage is the writing, revising, and editing. This is also very important part of the writing essay. In order for you to write an essay, you to know your topic and or research about your topic to get better information. Then, for instance, you get to write and revise your essay and edit it. It is better to have someone to proofread your essays so that he or she can see the mistakes you made.
ReplyDeleteEveryday is a learning day in this class. Other than the 3 other major essays, we learned about the argumentative/persuasive essay. We also were able to edit our essay from the last class. It allowed me to make corrections and add a little more to it. Overall, today's lesson was great.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Tamm that everyday in this class is always a learning day. I enjoyed editing our essay from the last class and I would say that similarly it allowed me to correct my mistakes and having a great lesson today.
DeleteThe argumentative essay that we went over today was very similar to the expository essay except that it is on steroids. A lot more research is involved due to the fact that the point of an argumentative essay is to sway your reader into joining your side. It can be compared similarly to a debate where you must prove your argument with facts and counter-knowledge. As for the editing, its much easier after not seeing your writing after a while then looking at it again. It allows you to see things that you may have overlooked when first writing it.
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