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UNIT I RESPONSE QUESTIONS

WRITER:  Write the questions and answers or simply answer in sentence form.

1.   How did I establish Public Resonance?

2.   What is my persuasive point?

3.   What concerns or questions do I have for my readers?

READERS' QUESTIONS:  Each writer needs four readers to respond to all questions on separate sheets of paper. If readers do not write the question, they must respond in sentence form to each question .

1.   How does the writer establish Public Resonance within the introductory paragraph?

 

2.   Write what you believe is the writer's persuasive point?

 

3.   Write specific responses to the writer's questions about his/her essay, or write down any            major concerns that you feel the writer should have addressed but didn't.

 

 

 

4.   Did the writer persuade you to change or rethink your position?  Explain your answer.

 

 

 

UNIT II RESPONSE QUESTIONS

 

WRITER RESPONSE

1. What is my point?  How did I establish public resonance?

 

 

2. I feel I have/have not established my goal for the following reason(s):

 

 

3. I would like for my readers to comment on the following area of concern:

 

 

READER RESPONSE: EACH READER SHOULD RESPOND TO ALL QUESTIONS ON SEPARATE SHEETS OF PAPER.

 

1. What do you feel the writer's point is? 

 

2. How well did the public resonance peak your interest?

 

3. How well did the writer develop his point throughout the essay?

 

4. What questions does this essay raise that it does not answer?  Is there anything that you still want to know about the story, the characters, etc?. 

 

 

 

 

 

UNIT III RESPONSE SHEET

On a separate sheets of paper, you must have two readers to respond to the following questions:

 

  • What is the argumentative point as stated in the paper _________________________________________________.

           

  • List three or more points made in the confirmation.

 

 

 

 

 

  • List two to three points made in the concession.

 

 

 

 

  • What type of concrete evidence did the writer present (statistics, surveys, medical reports, credible sources, legal documents, etc.)

 

5.   In your opinion, did the writer win his argument?  Explain.

 

                                                                        Signature of reader________________________________

 

 

 

 

 EDITING SHEET

Writer’s Name_______________________

 

GRAMMAR                                              EVALUATOR 1__________________

  • Was the word “you” used in this paper?________

  • Were proper nouns capitalized?__________

  • Did subjects and verbs agree?________

  • Was there pronoun & antecedent agreement?_______

  • Were there misplaced modifiers or nonparallel structures?______

  • Were there misspelled words?_______

Additional comments___________________________________________________

 

MECHANICS                                     EVALUATOR 2_______________________

  • Were there comma splices or other comma problems?_______

  • Were direct quotations punctuated correctly?________

  • Were colons used to indicate a list?__________

  • Were there contractions?________

  • Were paragraphs properly indented?______

Additional comments_______________________________________________________

 

FORM                                                              EVALUATOR 3_____________________________

  • Did the writer double space?_______

  • Was the MLA format used?________

  • Were the margins one inch?________

  • Were bibliographic entries written correctly?______

  • Was introductory material written on the paper?____

Write your thesis:______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

 

PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE                            EVALUATOR 4_________________________

  • Is there a topic sentence in each paragraph?__________

  • Do the supporting sentences support the paragraph?_______

  • Is there continuity within the paragraph?________

  • Did the writer combine sentences, when possible, to prevent choppiness?______

Additional comments_______________________________________________________

 

 

IDEAS & WORDING                                         EVALUATOR 5_________________________

  • Is there a recognizable thesis in the introduction?____________

  • Do the paragraphs support the thesis?__________

  • Is the paper organized so that the ideas flow from one to the other?______

  • Are there effective opening  and concluding paragraphs?  _______

  • Is the content relevant and consistent with the assignment?________

 

 

 


  
 

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