1. Peer Editing Activity Exchange Papers with a partner (only PAIRS)
Writing Week 12
Peer Editing Activity
Exchange Papers with a partner
(only PAIRS)

2. MLA Format Look at your partner's paper.
Is it Times New Roman 12 pt font?
One Inch margins?
Double-spaced?
Is there a works cited page with at least TWO sources?
Does the Works Cited page appear to be done correctly?

3. Read your partner's paper
As you read your partner's paper
Is the claim specific?
Is it supported by facts, statistics, and expert opinion?
Is there a clear thesis?
Are there topic sentences?
Is there a conclusion?

4. What do you think?
Now that you have finished reading each other's papers, talk about :
What do you think of the essay?
Is it enjoyable to read?
Do you agree or disagree with the claim?
Is the essay persuasive?

5. Give the paper back Look at your own paper
Read it aloud and look for mistakes in it
Correct grammar, punctuation, and word choice on your paper.
Look over your paper with a partner.
Try to find mistakes together and fix them.
Look for awkward phrases that should be written more clearly.

6. Look at the rubric 4 Look at the Rubric 4.
If your paper was graded today, how do you think you would do.
Read over the rubric and give yourself a score.
Have your partner read your paper again and give it a score.

7. Open your book p.128 Let's talk about language usage
Read pages 128 and 129
What is offensive language?
What is pretentious language?
What slang? What are obsolete expressions?

8. Read the example on p. 130
Read this essay and talk about it in groups.
Essay is biased.
Over-emotionally charged appeal
Insulting words and expressions
Writer calls girl foolish and compares her to an animal
Is not be persuasive

9. Look at essays on p. 132 and 135
Both of these essays use outside sources and evidence to support the claims.
What type of evidence do they use?
Is it effect?
Are the essays convincing?

10. Homework Next week is week 13.
I want you to correct and fix all errors on essay 4 that you discovered and turn it in next week. I want the copy from class today AND a repaired copy with appropriate changes. The two essays should be stapled together with the good one first.

11. Portfolio 20% of your grade is a final portfolio.
Next week, please bring essay 1, 2, and 3 to class to work on repairs.
Your portfolio should have Essays 1-4 that I wrote editing marks on and a repaired copy. The rubric is on engrade.
The optional essay 5 is due on week 14, the rubric is also on engrade.

12. Go to: www.swust.edu.cn click the third tab

13. Click on the third drop down in tab three

15. This takes you to: www.lib.swust.edu.cn
The library website has access to databases, journals, and articles.
Most of your sources should be academic such as from journals, essays, or articles.
Very few sources should come from

17. Search Engines can find information
However, when searching for valuable sources that provide evidence such as facts, statistics, and expert opinion, some places are better than others.

20. Sources
By using databases, journals, and scholar.google.com you will find legitimate sources for your paper.
You should have CLEAR evidence. Sayings or proverbs are not support.