This week students are working through the writing process with their definition essays. Last week, we outlined the essays, focusing on using a variety of definition strategies for the concept of heroism. This week students will draft essays and work in critique groups to revise and edit the essays. There's a link to a list of qualities for student editors to consider here. I also have a list of suggestions for students to extend their writing beyond the five-paragraph form. There's a link to the list of suggestions here.
Students will be using their school district Google Drive accounts to type their work, so they may work on it at home as well. I encourage students to get as many readers as possible, getting feedback from those readers as to what's working in their essays and what can be improved. That's one of the things good writers do: they work with editors to improve their work.
I'm looking forward to reading the essays!
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