- Re-read your paper out loud (try to get a sense of how you write when writing under a timed situation).
- Review your rubric and any written feedback you received.
- Then, read the student sample and complete the following steps.
- TYPE YOUR RESPONSE; minimum of 1 page, MLA format (12 pt, Times New Roman, double spaced, 1" margins).
- STRENGTHS:
- Specifically, what are you doing well? How do you know?
- What does your paper have in common with the student models (specifically note which essays you are referencing)?
- PROVIDE EXAMPLES FROM YOUR PAPER AND FROM THE SAMPLES.
- What compliments did you receive on your writing (check the rubric too)?
- WEAKNESSES:
- How does your paper contrast with the student models (specifically reference the models by #1, 2, or 3)?
- PROVIDE EXAMPLES FROM YOUR PAPER AND FROM THE SAMPLES.
- In what areas do you need the most improvement? How do you know?
- WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN THE SAMPLES AND HOW SO/WHY?
- WHAT DO YOU SPECIFICALLY NEED TO DO TO IMPROVE YOUR WEAK AREAS?
- EXAMPLES:
- "I need to learn my homophones, such as their/they're/there.
- "I need to make sure I write a theme, which is a sentence, instead of a topic."
- "I need to make sure I include sentences that explain how the writing strategy develops the theme."
- "I need to make sure I use transitions in my writing"
- "I need to have topic sentences that present the point."
- etc.
- WHAT STEPS WILL YOU TAKE TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS?
- What specific steps will you take in order to improve your writing?
- Extra help?
- Re-reading student models from throughout the year?
- Pay more attention in class?
- Ask more questions?
- Take my time?
- Practice my paragraph structure?
- REWRITE and FILL IN the following statement:
"I am doing well with ___________ in my writing,
but I have not mastered __________ YET.
Instead of giving up, I will _____________________."
