LA+14+January

//**I'm not in class today...It seems that the flu bug has landed squarely on the Ball household. I've already bought oranges for those who do their homework. Mr. MacDougall can let me know who gets one. Anyway...business as usual. Today's wiki should be self-explanatory.

Your homework for the day was to complete the rough copy of 'My Life @ 25'. Please select one of the two document options below:**


 * [[file:My Rough Copy isn't ready.doc]]**//


 * //[[file:My Rough Copy IS Ready.doc]]//**

//For those that selected the second document, make sure to clean up after yourselves and proceed with the steps below.

1. Offer your story to somebody in the room with whom you have not peer edited in the past. 2. Read through the story you have been given. On the bottom of the story, please sign your name in another colour font. 3. Look for the following things in the writing: dialogue, 3 examples of GOOD paragraph hooks, imagery. 4. Follow instructions below for 'Elbowing'. This is a kinder, gentler way of editing. 5. Make 2-3 quality suggestions for this piece of work. 6. Return the work to the author.//


 * NOTE TO MONICA G FROM 8F: //I'm pairing you with Lauren H. for our activity today. Please see her rough copy below and work through it. When you have made your suggestions, please email them to her, with your rough copy. If possible, use your student email so we can be sure to open it in school. If you do not know her email address, please mail me to let me know and i'll forward it to you.//

//Thanks!//**



__**Elbowing Procedures**__

These question stems, as designed by Peter Elbow, elicit quality, usable and positive feedback for writers. The key is to follow the question stems exactly. Frame your feedback in the following ways:

“I heard…” This is where you summarize the information and details that you heard. Your goal is to give the writer a sense of what’s coming across in the writing.

“I liked…” Point out words, themes, ideas and moments that work well.

“I wondered…” This is where you are looking for something more, or something is unclear. You can also use: “I had a question about…” “I was looking for an example of…”


 * ROUGH COPY DUE ON WEDNESDAY. SCORE SHEET TO COME TOMORROW.**