OBJ - Students will use Blogger or Wordpress to create their own blog and will then continue editing and revising their College Application Essay Rough Drafts.
WARM UP ...
Using either Blogger.com (which is owned by Google - so it usually works well with the Chromebooks) or Wordpress.com, create your own blog website for this class. Once you have created it, email the URL (or address) for the blog to me (Richard.Davis@sfisd.org) ... the url should look like ...
BLOGNAME.blogspot.com ... or ... BLOGNAME.wordpress.com
- Continue the editing and revision process for your rough draft. Go through this self-revision checklist, taking time with each step looking for ways to improve or clean up your rough draft.
- Once you are satisfied with your own cleanup work, it's time to have someone else read it and get his/her feedback. It doesn't have to be someone in this class, As you do this, you will need to answer the following ...
- 1) What 3 key areas do you think need to be addressed in your essay? (know this going in BEFORE you have someone read it).
- 2) Ask your reader to read your paper outloud ... as they read, make notes of areas that don't "sound right" to you so you can return to these areas and make revision
- 3) Ask your reader about (and take notes over their responses regarding) your 3 key areas of concern - what do they think? How do they suggest you fix them?
- 4) Ask and make notes over what your reader thinks works best in your essay ... and where is it weakest.
- Armed with this information, go back to your rough draft and start working on the areas you've indentified for improvements.
