Giving Feedback (10-15 min)

While you do the below, I will check to see if you did your private writing response so you get credit for it.

Write privately to yourself responding to the below questions:

• What are some memories you have of having a difficult time receiving or giving feedback? Why was it difficult?
• What was the best feedback you got and how was it given?

Let’s record some ideas about what are some good ways to give and receive feedback:

• Be clear and be specific
• Not be nit-picky, losing forest for trees. Make sure the most important things stand out
• Ask writer about kind of feedback they want and also ways to give it
• Start with the positives and then move to constructive criticisms
• Present options rather than demands
• When receiving feedback, being optimistic. Be ready to receive.

Are there any interesting connections between what you wrote in your private writing this week and learning to receive and give feedback to others???

Peer Review (45-60 min)

Let’s go over these Peer Response Guidelines (link right here).

You will be with one other partner. If we have an odd number, there will be a group of three. Any independent workers today due to writing about something sensitive will also alter how we organize things.

Each person takes turns reading while following the “Writer” and “Responder” roles on Peer Response Guidelines. Each person should have about 10-15 minutes. I’ll help anyone who is in a group rather than a pair.

Let me know if you what you are writing about is too personal and you want to be in a specific group with people you know/trust. Or if you want to work one on one with me today, instead, rather than share with other classmates.

Once you are finished reviewing each other’s work, I want you to return to your partner’s paper and write down more in-depth feedback than what you shared verbally. That way, they have a record from their own notes and also a record from your own thoughts.

Guidelines for the Peer Review Letter are on Brightspace, which is the same place you will submit the assignment. The instructions are also linked here. I’ll go over that once you have had a chance to talk with your partner.

Grade Boost option for peer review (but keep in mind all grade boosts! we are already through about a third of the semester!). See Grading Contract toward the end for grade boost options.

AI Use for Drafts (5-10 min)

This link is on the schedule, but I wanted to remind you again about our AI policy and what I expect when turning in major assignments. If you used AI for your essay (including programs like ChatGPT, Grammarly, QuillBot, and others), please fill out this survey if you have not already: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMYxw5vrst6ESTn_03BgQ-H4uUUKdG_0_zQskCkM1DLy84Yw/viewform?usp=sharing

Second Draft of Rhetorical Analysis, Due March 5 (5-10 min)

There’s no real big differences here, other than asking for more words and a cover letter that explains what/why you revised in response to feedback you received.

Here is the prompt for the second draft.

Next Time

-If you came in late, grab me after class so I can give you credit for weekly private writing in composition book.

-If you do a grade boost peer review, those will be due by no later than this Friday.

-We will listen to Episode 4 of Nice White Parents for Monday’s class.

-You will write a Reaction post on Brightspace by Monday’s class.