1. EDITING DAY #2! “The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.” ~Philip Roth 3/11/14 Please take out your (updated?) rough draft with word count and works cited! Learning target: Apply targeted revision strategies to your other’s writing

2. Agenda3/11/14  Peer Editing Time Homework: Your updated teacher draft will be turned in by the end of conference period Friday in this order: 1. SRP Rubric (“open” side up) 2. RD #2 3. Works Cited and Word Count screen shot 4. RD#1

3. First-  Read through your own paper and fix any quick mistakes you notice with spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Chances are, you’ll catch some of those “basic” spelling and grammar things on the second reading.  As you read or when you finish, complete the top part only of the “Yes Test” paper

4. Peer Editing Groups  In groups of 3-4 (4 if you have someone without a paper completed. Only one “no paper-er” per group)  Rotate papers. Each time a person reads your paper, they should do the following:  Read carefully, but be efficient! Make notes on the paper as you read it. Using different colored pens can be helpful, or Post-It notes!  Be helpful! “Great Job! ” or “Make it longer” doesn’t really help your writer! Be specific with your feedback, and be polite.  Complete the specific task for your editing round only

5. Round One: General Editing  The Basics:  Read through your partner’s paper focusing on spelling, grammar and typing errors particularly. Circle errors, fix what you can (or what you have time for) Put question marks next to something if you’re not sure about it. If you come across a sentence that doesn’t make sense or is otherwise awkward, draw a wiggly line under it and try to explain what’s unclear about the line (Verb issues? Content issues?) Circle every use of 1 st or 2 nd person (no “I,” “we”, “our”, “you,” Circle any contraction. They can’t use them.  When you finish reading and writing on the paper, complete their “ Format” and “Conventions/Sentence Fluency/Word Choice” section of the Yes Test

6. Round Two: Source Check  Look at their Works Cited first. Does it have at least 6 sources? Do they have no more than 3 free websites for 6 sources (4 for 8, 5 for 10…)? Does it look generally correct? Anything you notice out of place or incorrect with their citations or works cited formatting?  Read through their paper, and each time you come across an in-text citation make a tally mark next to the citation on their Works Cited. If the in-text citation is incorrect, circle it (not sure? Ask me!) When you’re done reading and checking off the number of times a source was used, add up the total number of tallies per source and write that next to the citation  When you finish reading and writing on the paper, complete the “Use of Sources” and “Works Cited” sections of the Yes Test

7. Round Three: Content and Overall “Goodness”  As you read, try to identify parts the writer could expand on by explaining more or clarifying an unclear idea. Any spots that don’t make sense? Let them know!  Write lots of questions in the margins-you’re having a conversation with the text! The more questions you ask, the more they’ll know what they need to add to improve clarity  Focus particularly on transitions-does one paragraph logically connect to the next? Identify areas that are choppier or that could connect more clearly.  When you finish reading and writing on the paper, complete the “Ideas and Content/Organization/Voice” Section of their Yes Test

8. Summary Conferences  Read over the comments and Yes Test evaluations from your partners.  Taking turns, have each writer ask any questions they have about the editing comments, or any other questions they may have to the whole group.  Then, have the editors share their feedback while the writer records their ideas on the bottom two sections of the Yes Test.

9. Wrap Up Question  What was the most valuable feedback you received from your peers, and what are you going to do to try to address a specific issue in your paper?