OMETs (10-15 min)
Let’s fill us out some OMETs. I’ll give you about 10 minutes. Need a volunteer to come grab me when everyone is finished.
Collaborative Writing (30-45 min)
How did you collaboratively write this semester? What were some successful strategies? What did not work so well? (logistics of getting together, sharing writing, digital tools used, writing as one voice)
The last item in the parenthetical is something I want to focus on today. It is important when thinking about submitting a final draft of something that is written by several people. Now, in some cases, you might produce a multi-authored text that explicitly presents multiple voices, but this is rare in professional writing.
I found the following checklist on things to look out for to move toward a consistent text and voice, and I reproduced it below:
- Shifts in font, format, or other mechanics
- Shifts in spelling or acronym usage (health care vs. healthcare; AA vs. A.A.)
- Shifts in person or perspective (“I” vs. “we” vs. “the authors” vs. “our team”)
- Shifts in tense (“completes” vs. “completed”)
- Shifts in terminology (“document” vs. “report” vs. “proposal”)
- Absence of transitions
- Lapses in logic (“as stated previously” – but never actually stated!)
- Shifts in style (verbose vs. tight, dull vs. engaging)
In your campaign groups, assign each bullet but the last one (will return to that soon) to each group member (distribute fairly as you see fit). Each group member will read your current in-progress draft of your campaign plan to check for these elements and note if they occur.
Once finished, share with your team for edits.
Now, for the last bullet, “shifts in style.” You have to ask yourselves what kind of voice do you want and how choices at the sentence level can manifest that voice.
What kinds of things are there to look out for? Let’s get a list going.
Now, discuss with your group what kind of voice you want, and how to manage style of the document to support that voice. Read over your draft and think about shifts in style that take place that need to be brought to consistency or revise to meet the tone and voice that you want for your campaign plan document.
What did you find? What were some patterns across groups?
If time, work on next steps for this campaign plan with your group.
Pedagogical Object Time (20-30 min)
I’m going to come around and check in on how these projects are going. I’ll give you five minutes to get settled, and then will come around to talk about anything in advance of submission for next week.
Break (15 min)
Peer Response on Revision-in-Progress (30-45 min)
Let’s revisit the revision plan. Where are you at? How’d you go with love rather than labor here?
I’m going to pass out these sheets on peer response, let’s quickly go over it.
We’ll have one group of three, so for that group you won’t have as much time to independently work on your revision once the pairs are finished. Or, what we can do is pass each draft to left and have a say-back ready (#2) and then proceeds to revisit piece to do #3 and #4. Then, at end, each person shares their #5 with author.
When finished, work independently to consider notes from your partner. Revisit revision plan and consider tasks going forward. And, well, get to work. I’m going to come around to check in and help as needed.
Admin (5-15 min)
Submissions for end of semester
Presentations next week
Other food?
Note on Self-Assessment on Collaborative work