Descriptive Essay Groups, Description, cont., C/C essay introduced.

1.  Journal:

What is MLA format?  What rules should you follow for the first (and subsequent) pages of your essay?

2. Description Editing Groups.



Editing Groups:

Please have a sheet of paper where you answer the following questions about your classmates' essays.  After you've read the essays, answer the questions on the sheet you've created and return the sheet with the essay to your group member.

While you are reading the essay, please circle any areas where you think there are mistakes.  Don't explain how to fix them (unless they ask), just notice the mistakes that you see.

Questions:

1.  What is the topic of this essay?
2.  What is the purpose of this essay?
3.  Did the essay have a beginning, middle and an end?
4.  Was the topic interesting?
5.  Did it "start in the middle of the action?"
6.  Were there so many mistakes that you couldn't focus on the essay?
7.  Would you tell another about this essay?
8.  Offer one suggestion for change to the essay.
9.  Provide 2 compliments about the essay.
10.  Do you think this is an A essay?

3.  Compare and Contrast-- Essay Plan.  Outline on the board... You have to follow my instructions, for this one, unfortunately....

4.  Possible topics... Easy.

5.  Narrative and what's next.  HOMEWORK!  Bring back your final descriptive essay and an outline for your compare and contrast essay.