1. Composition Class 8 “Success does not consist in never making mistakes
but in never making the same one a second time”

2. Schedule (Quizlet – Hackers Day 4) Homework Peer Review Editing
Properly Quoting

3. Homework
Printed document

4. Homework With your previous partner Exchange papers and read them
Discuss with each other:
What do you like?
What are the differences?

5. What is a Peer Review? Terrible Peer Reviews: Amazing Peer Reviews:
When the reviewer doesn’t care
When the reviewer says “everything is great!”,
“its perfect”, or “there is nothing wrong with it”
If you lie about what you think, you are hurting the writers ability to improve in the future.
Amazing Peer Reviews:
Reviewer authentically wants to help
Reviewer views it as an opportunity to grow themselves
Reviewer provides helpful feedback / criticism
Reviewer finds small simple mistakes
Reviewer questions the main ideas

6. Original
Partners
Original
Partners
peer Review
Find other partners

7. Exchange Papers Trade papers with the other team
Each student is ‘in charge of’ 1 paper.
You and your partner:
Read together 1 of the papers
Then answer the following questions with your partner:
NOTE: Do NOT ask for help from the writers! This will jeopardize your assessment

8. What is the main topic of the assignment? What is the main idea?
Question 1
What is the main topic of the assignment? What is the main idea?

9. Does the assignment have a topic sentence? If so, CIRCLE it.
Question 2
Does the assignment have a topic sentence? If so, CIRCLE it.

10. Place a line through those sentences
Question 3
Does each sentence support the topic? If not, which sentence(s) do not belong?
Place a line through those sentences

11. Question 4
Does the writer use a transition phrase between the paragraphs?
Draw a box around the phrase

12. Question 5
Does the assignment have a concluding sentence? If so, does it restate the topic sentence or sum up the information?
Make a note

13. If you were confused with ANYTHING, you should make a note about it.
Question 6
Are there any places where the writer could add more details? Do you have any questions for the writer?
If you were confused with ANYTHING, you should make a note about it.

14. Question 7 What are some good things about this assignment?
Make a note somewhere on the document

15. Question 8
Formatting Heading Indent Title Font Text size Spacing

16. Lastly
Create a brainstorming map of what you think are the topics / supporting ideas / details on the back of the document

17. When you are finished, do it again with the next document

18. What is the main topic of the assignment? What is the main idea?
Question 1
What is the main topic of the assignment? What is the main idea?

19. Does the assignment have a topic sentence? If so, CIRCLE it.
Question 2
Does the assignment have a topic sentence? If so, CIRCLE it.

20. Place a line through those sentences
Question 3
Does each sentence support the topic? If not, which sentence(s) do not belong?
Place a line through those sentences

21. Question 4
Does the writer use a transition phrase between the paragraphs?
Draw a box around the phrase

22. Question 5
Does the assignment have a concluding sentence? If so, does it restate the topic sentence or sum up the information?
Make a note

23. If you were confused with ANYTHING, you should make a note about it.
Question 6
Are there any places where the writer could add more details? Do you have any questions for the writer?
If you were confused with ANYTHING, you should make a note about it.

24. Question 7 What are some good things about this assignment?
Make a note somewhere on the document

25. Question 8
Formatting Heading Indent Title Font Text size Spacing

26. Question 9
Did the writer correctly use ‘real-conditionals’? They should be underlined.

27. Lastly
Create a brainstorming map of what you think are the topics / supporting ideas / details on the back of the document

28. Editing
Discuss with the other team what needs to be done to fix your small mistakes

29. Homework – 10.10.2018 Quizlet Problem Solution Paper
Hackers Day 4 – Matching / Test / Gravity
Must be finished Oct. 9th before 10:00pm
Problem Solution Paper
Edit / Fix / Add / Rearrange
Research, and add 1 quote to each paragraph
Bring the improved document to the next class
Must be printed!