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Controversial Issues Peer Edit. Minimum Requirements:. D – if the paper isn’t double spaced WC – if you are missing your Works Cited page S – if you are missing one or more sources F – if you are missing any major formatting elements (heading, header, title) T- Not typed
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Minimum Requirements: D – if the paper isn’t double spaced WC – if you are missing your Works Cited page S – if you are missing one or more sources F – if you are missing any major formatting elements (heading, header, title) T- Not typed NP – if you don’t have a draft at all. • V – if less than 20 vocab • PD – if less than 12 PD • WCL – if you didn’t label your works cited for the type of source • PL – if your paragraph lengths do not meet the minimum (5-7 for intro and conclusion, 7-10 for body paragraphs) • H – if you forgot to highlight your PD or your vocab
Use a highlighter to break apart your paper by the sections you are covering! • Introduction • History • Extent • Repercussion • Solution 1 – Band Aid Solution • Solution 2 – Big Solution • Conclusion HISTORY EXTENT
Based on the number of people at your table you will assign people to different sections of the paper: • Introduction & Conclusion • History • Extent • Repercussion • Solution 1 – Band Aid Solution & Solution 2 – Big Solution
During your peer edit you will only review your paragraph(s) and do the following: • Initial on the opposite side of the labeled margin. • Mark directly on the paper any mistakes or corrections or questions – just like a normal peer edit. • On the notecard record the following: 2 strengths (+) 2 items to consider ( )
The Introduction • Is the attention getter vibrant? Will it truly draw in the reader? • Is there a clear statement of the problem? • Check your thesis – be sure it is the last sentence (or two) of the intro paragraph. • Is the intro strong enough to capture the audience’s attention? • Is there a BRIEF background on the topic? Do you feel as though you know a smidge about what you will be reading about? • Has the author created an interest for you in this topic? Are you worried it could destroy the world? • Is there a smooth transition into the thesis? • Is there not too much “story” or narrative in the introduction? • Are you (as the reader) feeling a level of concern that you do need to know more about this so that you can help to solve this problem?
The Body Paragraphs History of the Problem - • Do you know all that you need to know about the problem? • Is the focus on the problem at hand? Read the thesis just to be sure! • Is the history contained within just one paragraph? • Do you feel you need to know anything else? If so, make a note of that!
The Body Paragraphs Extent of the Problem (the immediate issues at hand) – • Do we know who is directly affected? • Do we know how bad it really is? • Is the extent “bad” enough to create concern? • Is there a connection to why other teens would care about this problem?
The Body Paragraphs Repercussions (the snowball effect) – • Is it clear what will happen in the future if the problem is not solved? • Are the repercussions clearly addressing a snow ball effect? • Is a dire need for this “problem” to be solved set forward?
The Body Paragraphs Future Solutions – • Are there two paragraphs delineated for the solutions? • Is the first paragraph a smaller, immediate “band aid” to the solution? • Could you (as the reader) take part in the band aid solution? • Is the second solution paragraph clearly a bigger, stronger solution that could potentially make a great change? • Are there any holes or faulty logic within the solutions? Do you need to know more? Less?
The Conclusion • Do you get a feeling of what the thesis was? (It doesn’t have to be restated, but we need to come back to the main ideas of the problem and the big picture solution.) • Does the conclusion of the essay have a sense of completeness? • Do you feel like this problem is real and you must do something to help be a part of the solution? • Does the conclusion end with a strong final sentence without being too dramatic?
Quick Concerns: • Match your PD • Don’t stack quotes & paraphrases! You need at least two sentences of commentary between. • Let your topic sentence do its job! • No quotes or paraphrases as topic sentences!
Final Thoughts: List on the back • Three things you did well • Three things you have left to do • If you had to assign yourself an overall holistic score what would you give yourself and why – give the number (83) and then explain in four to six sentences.
