It's Peer Editing Time!

1. Make sure that your draft appears on the screen. Your readers will be looking for the following:

Professional writers read all or part of their writing to others. Select one or two paragraphs to share with the class. What do you like best? What segment needs help? (Writers' Circle)

Writing Rubric - War                       Author’s Name: _________________________   Scoring scale:

4:  The reader is easily able to understand and/or appreciate

3:  The reader is generally able to understand and/or appreciate

2:  The reader is often challenged to understand and/or appreciate

1:  The reader is seriously challenged to understand and/or appreciate           

	Scale	Points	Comments
Content Editor’s name:
Subject Matter Issues: The subject matter of the document should be appropriate for the assignment, adequate to complete the assignment, and suitable for the level of the assignment.	4 3 2 1 N.A.		Topic:
Focus Issues: The focus (or main idea or thesis) should be apparent to the reader, presented so as to interest the reader, and targeted to achieve the purpose of the assignment.	4 3 2 1 N.A		State the message:
Support Issues: The support should be appropriate to sustain the document’s focus, carefully chosen to meet the needs of the assignment, and of sufficient quantity to carry out the development of the document.	4 3 2 1 N.A		What was the support?
Clarity Editor’s name:
Organization Issues: The document should be developed in a way that shows how all material relates to the focus, shows how all development relates to other parts of the document, and provides adequate transitions to guide the reader and illustrate these relationships.	4 3 2 1 N.A		What was the pattern of organization?
Language Use Issues: The language of the document should aid the reader’s comprehension and appreciation by using organized paragraphing, clear and correct sentences, and appropriate word choice. Highlight two or three strong sentences.	4 3 2 1 N.A		List three powerful words.
Editing Editor’s name:
Format Issues: The format of the document should aid comprehension by being clear, consistent, and appropriate for the assignment. Was MLA style followed?	4 3 2 1 N.A		Check for MLA Style
Citation Issues: The citation in the document should be complete, correct, and appropriate for the assignment. Were there in-text citations? Is there a Works Cited page?	4 3 2 1 N.A
Mechanics Issues: The document should be comprehensively edited to ensure that the spelling is correct, that punctuation is properly used, and that grammar is correct. Note areas that need attention.	4 3 2 1 N.A

Revision Time
https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/revising-drafts/

Getting ready to revise - Considerations

https://irsc.libguides.com/c.php?g=483085&p=3303403

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_general_format.html

Sentence Variety: Analyze your writing. Take one page of your essay and number the sentences.

Sentence Variety

Sentence #	Number of Words	First three words

 Evaluation:

Look at the chart. Are most of your sentences the same length? If they are short, try to combine sentences.

If they are long, try breaking some of the sentences into smaller separate sentences.

Did you start all sentences the same way? If so, you need to revise sentences so that you have variety.

What do you need to do to elevate your writing style?

1. MLA  formatting and style
2. Content is the most important part of your paper. Are YOU part of that content? What words are yours? What words/thoughts belong to others? The goal is to find experts to back up what you say - not the other way around. (On the draft, highlight all words that are yours.)


Revise your essay. Post the final version by the beginning of class on Tuesday, November 26.