Peer drafting workshop 1
- 1. ENGL102 SP17 – C.J. Hill Unit 1 Assignment Instructions Peer Drafting Workshop Writing is a collaborative, often vocal process. As strange as it may seem, writers cannot stay quiet and reserved about their ideas in order to create the strongest possible piece; rather, writers must discuss and workshop their work with other writers and thinkers to fully flesh out their writing. The physical act of typing on a keyboard is only one part of the writing process. Because this course incorporates optional rough drafts, there cannot be any peer review days. Instead, each course unit will allow time for peer drafting days. What’s the difference? Peer Review Peer Drafting Focus on copyediting Focus on making corrections Writing is already largely complete Students aren’t likely to continue writing after peer review Focus on idea generation Focus on making new connections Writing is still in process Students will be in a place in the process where feedback will be truly beneficial Peer drafting workshop days will typically take place on a Wednesday and Friday of a week. Half of the class will be assigned to attend on Wednesday, and the other half on Friday. The students who attend each day will be divided into small groups, in which they will share and discuss each student’s essay. This assignment requires: • Attendance on the assigned day • Some form of written compilation of students’ progress on essay thus far (an outline, notes on their topic, a thesis statement, etc.) o This written compilation should be a hardcopy, no computer or smart phone use will be tolerated during this activity • Active participation and input on each discussed essay in terms of idea generation and support Assessment: • This activity makes up one quarter of the unit’s participation points (12.5 points) • The instructor will shadow each group to determine if active participation is attained Take-away: • Students should leave their peer drafting workshop with written notes of what they plan to continue working on with their essays based on peer feedback