Peer Editing

Aim: How do we edit, revise, and post our argument essays?

Quick Write (emphasis on QUICK):  Do you think school security should collect all cell phones at the gate each morning? Write a 5-paragraph argument essay supporting your claim.

Yesterday's Socratic Seminar was awesome. There were lots of great, probing questions especially during 2nd period. We'll discuss more in class.

For today's real Quick Write, formulate a question you have regarding your argument essay using one of these verbs: apprise, assess, interpret, or critique. Write it on a post-it so you can share it with a peer editor.

Today's Task: By now you should be drawing your conclusion and reinforcing for your readers the significance of your claim. Find yourself a peer editor, tell them your concerns or problems and have them review your essay applying the rubric with comments supporting those scores.

Peer editors should also answer these critical questions:
1. What is the writer’s claim?
2. Apprise the overall logic of the argument. What is the strongest reason and evidence the writer offers to support the claim?

3. Apprise the effectiveness of the counterargument. How does the writer rebut (disprove, dismiss) any possible counterclaims?

4. Formulate one counterclaim that was not addressed in the argument essay.

5. Describe precisely where the essay requires revisions to strengthen the overall argument.

Everyone should have the experience of both editing someone and being edited by someone.

Peer Editing Worksheet
Hard copies of this peer editing worksheet are available in the classroom.
Here is the rubric by which it will be graded.       

When everything has been edited and revised, the essay should be uploaded to Google Drive and linked to your blog. Essays also should be emailed to msbecker4@gmail.com. We will show you the steps to do this in class.

If you have read this far, you win the Keen Observer prize for the day. See me privately.