We did it! Everyone made it to the last day of class! We didn't lose a single member of our class! Woohoo!
Ok, enough celebrating for now. We still have a few items of business left on the agenda before the semester ends. Once again, here is the link to the assignment description. If you haven't already, please be sure to read it! The assignment rubric can be found here. Finally, we'll be having individual conferences to discuss your papers next Monday - Wednesday. Here's the sign-up doc.
Today we'll be doing a peer review of the second collection of body paragraphs for your IRPs (Solution #2: Description, Critique and Improvement). After that, we'll take some time to reflect on the journey we've almost completed and try and get some perspective on how far we've come during our time this semester.
An outline of today's class can be found below
Peer Perception and Reflection
I. Brainstorming: IRP Requirements
Consider the following questions about the IRP: what kind of paper is the IRP? How many pages should it be? What kind of reference page will it include, annotated or normal? How will your references be organized? What's the minimum amount of references that you need to include? How many paragraphs will the final essay be? How many sources should be cited in each body body paragraph? Should it include a title page? Where will you submit the final paper? What will happen if there is any suspected plagiarism?
Do you have any other questions? Now's the time to ask!
II: Peer Perception (Warm-Up)
Let's take a look at this short clip from the movie "Along Came Polly". As you are watching, after watching we'll discuss the questions on the handout.
III. Peer Perception
First, you'll be put into groups of three and asked to sit together. I will begin this section of the class by going around and checking to make sure everyone has their three body paragraphs for Solution #2. Anyone who does not will be marked absent. After you are in your groups, you will be asked to fill out this worksheet for one of your partners papers. Once you finish the worksheet, you can save it to their desktop with the file, "IRP_D2Comments_YourName". Then they can move it to their Dropbox.
Once you finish, in the same groups, have a short discussion on the following questions:
-What did everyone in your group do well in their drafts?
-What kinds of things could you improve on?
-What advice would you give to some writing a similar paper?
-What kinds of things are still left to be done for each of you before
submitting the final paper?
submitting the final paper?
Once you've had a chance to talk, we'll share some of your answers as a class.
IV. Final Reflection
Based on the prompt you received, write a short reflective essay on what you've learned over the course of the semester. The essay should be between 350-500 words (or about 12-15 sentences). You will not be graded on grammar. Instead, you'll be graded on the amount of effort you put in.
Housekeeping Details
-First Draft of Your IRP Due by Your Conference
Please print out and bring a completed first draft with you to your conference. Also, think of specific questions you would like to address during our meeting.
-Final Draft of the IRP Due Next Friday (12/13) by 11:55 pm at SafeAssign
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