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Peer Review for Writing in Advanced Placement English Literature |
Rationale: Research on writing groups shows that they · Improve judgment and critical thinking skills · Improve organization and appropriateness · Improve students’ ability to direct others · Improve reflexive understanding of writing as
a mode of discourse and a process · Provide students with a better sense of their audience · Improve language usage · Increase the amount of student revising done · Reduce student apprehension about writing · Expose students to a wider variety of ideas and styles
Gere, A. R. , and Abbott, R. D, “Talking About Writing: TheLanguage of Writing Groups,” Research in the Teaching of English, 19(4), Dec. 1985, 362-381.
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Process: For most writing assignments in the class, students will employ peer reviewers to help with revising and editing. At least 2 of the reviewers must complete a Peer Review Criteria Rubric to attach to your rough draft. One reviewer should be from your Peer Review Group, but the other may be anyone from the class, your family, etc. |
Peer Review Groups
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Michael A. |
Chance B. |
Trey S. |
Kelsey B. |
Jessie G. |
Clay K. |
Steven M. |
Latonya F. |
Caleb C. |
Samantha F. |
Tona M. |
Danika P. |
Logan P. |
Paige S. |
Reed F. |
Cassie H. |
Jesse B. |
Casey S. |
Greg R. |
Mary V. |
Erin S. |
Josh B. |
Brian G. |
Charles M. |
Dana W. |
Shelby W. |
Lana W. |
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PEER REVIEW CRITERIA RUBRIC AP English/Ginn
Writer__________________________Reviewer______________________
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CRITERIA |
READER'S COMMENTS |
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Thesis: clear, comprehensive, answers assignment question. |
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Evidence/Support for thesis: relevance, strength, credibility. |
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Organization: arrangement of ideas, coherence, inclusion of intro and conclusion. |
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Mechanics: spelling, grammar, punctuation. |
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Overall effectiveness. |
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Instructional Timeline:
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Selections |
Assignments |
Literary Focus |
Composition Focus (Ideas introduced each 9 weeks will be reinforced in subsequent units.) |
1st 9 Weeks |
*Pride and Prejudice, Austen *The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde *“Roman Fever,”
Wharton *excerpts from Beowulf with excerpt from Grendel, Gardner *Daisy Miller, James Old Testament Allusions Unit
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Timeline Powerpoint project Table to evaluate historical influence Letter of recommendation for character from novel Theme essay Tone essay Essay on author’s style Essay to evaluate social impact Essay to evaluate impact of irony on text
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Characterization theme (especially class distinctions) allusion historical influence perspective genre structure |
letters reflective writing (writing to understand) personal essay exposition (writing to explain) pre-writing strategies |
2nd 9 Weeks |
John Donne’s poetry “Jabberwocky,” Carroll “My Last Duchess,” Browning “The Rape of the Lock,” Pope “Blackberry Picking,” Heaney *Poetry variety Macbeth, Shakespeare
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Poetry research paper Write limericks Write about hero Contrast Beowulf/Grendel Group analysis: lang. of poetry Essay on use of personae Annotated bibliography Research paper Essay on Lady Macbeth’s guilt |
poetry theme tone analysis research figurative language style analysis |
poetry timed rough drafts argumentation analysis (writing to evaluate) personal writing style research writing (MLA) plagiarism |
3rd 9 Weeks |
*Oedipus Rex, Sophocles *Book of Job with“Masque of Reason” Frost *“Prodigal Son”, Keillor with Luke account of Prodigal Son Hamlet, Shakespeare (film) *King Lear, Shakespeare Death of a Salesman, Miller (film) *excerpts from Canterbury Tales, Chaucer Shakespeare’s sonnets
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Essay: Frost v. Keillor Group: imagery in Oedipus Analysis of heroes, according to Aristotle’s poetics Evolution of
hero: Job to Willy Loman Essay: Sh.’s characterization of Lear through diction Response essay: Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man” Chaucer research: Portray character based on text Memorize and perform Sh. sonnet |
drama humor short story poetry sonnet form narrative language analysis theme (fate vs. free will) tragedy tragic hero reflection of social values
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40-minute timed essays analysis narrative writing compare/contrast
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4th 9 Weeks |
*Metamorphosis, Kafka *Lord of the Flies, Golding *Heart of Darkness, Conrad Short story
variety
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Essay: Social commentary in Metamorphosis Essay: Ironic savagery Conrad’s tone to create mood Exam
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tone analysis theme (especially savagery) close reading |
40-minute timed essay (including initial analysis) persuasion |
*Indicates outside reading. Additional in-class readings supplement these works.
AP Exam Passage Analysis Practice |
Directions: Read the passage several times before the due date. You may circle or underline any words or phrases on the passage, but do not write notes. Put your work for numbers 2-6 in your RRJ.
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1. Highlight every other sentence. 2. Look up every word you don’t know or are unsure about. Write the definitions for at least 2 words of your choice. 3. Paraphrase every sentence. 4. Summarize each paragraph or stanza in one sentence. 5. Summarize the entire passage in one sentence. 6. Predict three possible multiple choice questions.
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