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Embracing Autumn: Exploring Fall Favorites in Group Essay

This project focuses on sharing favorite aspects of the fall season in a collaborative essay. Participants will discuss preferences such as fall activities, food and drinks, and holiday companions. The assignment includes meeting deadlines, providing effective feedback, and refining the essay based on rubric components. Students will work on rough drafts, introduction, conclusion, and final submissions as a group. Peer reviews and group work sessions will help enhance the essay's quality, covering elements like ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. This project aims to foster collaboration, communication, and writing skills among participants.

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Embracing Autumn: Exploring Fall Favorites in Group Essay

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  1. freewriting • What is your favorite thing about fall? • What is your favorite food or drink in fall/winter? • Who do you enjoy spending time with during holiday season?

  2. Rubric components How to meet requirements!

  3. rubric • 50% your stuff • 50% group grade: • 30% peer review • 70% group grade

  4. Due dates • Tomorrow: Rough draft of paragraph • Handwritten two pages or typed single page • Monday: Introduction and conclusion draft • Wednesday and Thursday: Chromebook days in class • Friday: complete essay due (one submission per group!)

  5. Peer Rubric • Meets agreed upon deadlines • Contact outside of class to work • Accepts feedback • Provides EFFECTIVE feedback • Makes requested changes

  6. Group Essay Grading • Ideas and content • Organization • Word choice • Sentence fluency • Conventions • ASK QUESTIONS PLEASE! • I want you to be very comfortable with these pieces and understand the criteria completely (or at least thoroughly)

  7. Independent reading / Writing • Take the next few minutes to read and catch up to Jane through chapter 20 • Silent time

  8. Group work • Work to meet tomorrow and Monday’s deadlines • Keep your rubric in mind! • When the bell rings, make sure you have your study guide and rubric • Please return your book to the stack by the door • Have a great fall day!

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