1. EWRT211
Week 8 Class 1

2. Preparation for Peer Review
1. Everyone should have his or her letter to the
reader
2. Everyone should have three copies of his or
her draft. These drafts should be highlighted
per the homework directions
3. Everyone should have two copies of the Peer
Review work sheet
4. If you don’t have three copies of your essay,
please go and make them. Hopefully, there
will be a space for you when you return.

3. The Process
• We will work in groups of three people.
• Writer’s will distribute their essays to group members so that
readers can follow along.
• Each person will read his or her essay aloud. EVERYONE
SHOULD FINISH READING BEFORE ANYONE BEGINS
RESPONDING.
• Readers will follow along as the writer presents his or her work;
readers should quickly identify paragraphs that will especially
interest the intended readers and briefly note those where
might they have difficulty in following the explanation.

4. Follow the directions under these
additional steps
1. Consider the problem the writer identified
2. Evaluate the organization
3. Look at the beginning.
4. Find the thesis.
5. Find the classifications of the concept.
6. Determine if the classifications of the are concept defined
7. Reread specific sections to determine clarity.
8. Read the ending to make sure it successfully wraps up the essay
9. Assess the formatting and sources.
10. Give the writer your final thoughts.

5. This is not an editing exercise; it is a
revision process.
This session is geared toward revision—not editing. While you may circle
errors you notice in the text, refrain from making editing suggestions, that is
spelling, grammar, word choice suggestions.
Your job as a reader is to answer the questions on the handout. These
questions will help you help the writer to improve the paper in terms of
organization, content, integrating quotations, and MLA style.
If you don’t know the answer to a question, ask me. I will be happy to help
you.

6. Punctuating quotes can be frustrating because we often get confused
about where to put punctuation. The following chart offers a
straightforward view on how to punctuate the end of a quote:
Periods & Commas Question Marks
& Exclamation Points
 They go inside the quotation  If the original quote ends with an exclamation mark or a question mark, we must
marks even if there is no period include it inside the quotation marks.
or comma at the end of the
quoted material in the original  ORIGINAL TEXT:
Will not a righteous God visit for these things?
text.
 QUOTED TEXT:
 Exception: If there is a When Douglass asks, "Will not a righteous God visit for these things?" he raises
the question of doubt about the future salvation of the "Christian" slaveholders.
parenthetical citation
immediately after the quote, the  Notice that we don't put a comma after the question mark, even though
period or comma goes after the normally we would if there was not a question mark. We omit the comma to
avoid double punctuation.
parenthetical citation.
 If we want to use a quoted statement in a question or exclamation we create, then
 COLONS & SEMI-COLONS the question mark or the exclamation mark goes outside the quotation marks.
 ORIGINAL TEXT:
 Colons and semi-colons always The grave is at the door. (FD 38)
go outside the quotation, even if
the original quoted material ends  QUOTED TEXT:
How can we take Douglass seriously when he indulges in excessively
with either form of punctuation. romanticized language such as "The grave is at the door"?

7.  Note that the works cited page is in alpha order and that there are no
numbers next to the entries. You may underline or italicize your titles, but
pick one and be consistent. This, like all of your papers should be done in
Times New Roman 12.

8. Get into groups of three

9. Schedule Change
• Thursday’s class is cancelled (March 3)
• I will be available Wednesday (March 2) to help
you with your revised paper. See me after class
to make an appointment.
• I will be in my office from 1:00-3:30 if you want
to drop in for help (first come first served)
• I will be available off and on by email.

10. Homework
Before March 1 Before March 6
 Revise Essay #3 according to  Edit Essay #3. This means check all
of your grammar, sentence
your Peer Review Forms; Post structure, word choice, and
formatting. Post your final essay on
a clean copy of your revised the website
essay #3 on the website
 Write your Cover Letter and post it as
well.
 Read: "Children Need to Play, Not
Compete" pp 276-279 and "Sticks
and Stones and Sports Teams
Names" 280-281
 Answer the Blogging Question