Discussion Assignment Instructions
The student will complete 2 Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread (of at least 200 words for Module 2 and 400 words for Module 6) by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of the assigned Module. The student must then post 2 replies of at least 50 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the assigned Module. In Module 2, the student must post a thread with a draft of their Narrative Paragraph. In Module 6, the student must post a thread with a draft of their Classification Essay. In Module 2 and Module 6, each reply must include constructive feedback including at least 3 specific points from the classmate’s assignment draft.
Discussion : Essay Peer Review Prompt
Thread: You must post the Classification Essay draft from step 3 (Rewriting) of the Classification Essay Prewriting Template Assignment completed in Module 5.
Replies: Reply to 2 classmates’ threads with constructive feedback offering constructive criticism of how to improve the essay into a final draft. Each reply must include at least 3 specific points from the classmate’s assignment draft. Make an effort to reply to classmates to whom others have not replied. To help with your replies, consider the following questions:
Revisions
- Does the essay have a title that suggests the subject and sparks interest?
- Is there a clear thesis statement that states an idea that can be developed with examples?
- Is there support for the thesis statement with two or three well written examples?
- Does each body paragraph have a topic sentence that introduces an example?
- Does each body paragraph have examples that relate to the topic sentence and support the thesis statement?
- Are there any irrelevant examples or details?
- Does the opening paragraph catch the reader’s interest, provide background, and state the thesis?
- Are paragraphs and examples arranged in logical order?
- Are paragraphs linked with repetition, references to proceeding words or ideas, transitional expressions that introduce illustrations, and transitional sentences?
- Does the final paragraph provide an interesting and satisfying ending?
- Is wording exact, concise, and fresh?
- Are sentences varied in length and type?
Edits
· Have all contractions (can’t, won’t, didn’t) been eliminated?
· Have all first person pronouns (I, we, our, etc.) be eliminated?
· Have all second person pronouns (you, your, yours) been eliminated?
· Are there spelling errors?
· Are there mistakes with commonly confused words (then/than, your/you’re, there/their/they’re, two/too, etc.?
· Is there incorrect punctuation?
· Are there run-on sentences or sentence fragments?
· Are there subject-verb agreement errors?
· Are there capitalization errors?
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