Language Objective: I will edit and peer-review the rough draft of my news article.
Essential Question: How do you effectively assess your own as well as your peers' writing?
Agenda:
Follow these steps to finish editing and revising, and to turn in your final draft of your news article by the end of the period TODAY:
- Open a new document and copy/paste ONLY your revised draft into it. Title this document: News Article Final Draft.
- Formatting: Make sure your article has the following:
- a headline (must contain a strong verb and get the reader interested in your article; center and bold your headline)
- your full name centered below your headline
- your article should be single-spaced and not contain any links to websites
- Finish your peer feedback and address all feedback (resolve all comments you have been given)
- Make sure your article is broken into short, 1-3 sentence paragraphs; start a new paragraph for each new thought. Transitions and quotes should have their own paragraphs.
- Make sure your writing is concise: Can you say the same thing in a shorter, simpler way? Change it.
- Proof read your article twice. Read it out loud to catch any irregularities or sentences that don't quite make sense.
- Follow this Deadline Checklist. Check for each question on this list.
- Check your rubric. Make sure you have hit "Above Average" criteria in all categories.
- Submit your News Article Final Draft doc on CANVAS.
Assignment:
- Submit the final draft of your news article on CANVAS