10.28 Finishing persuasion, adding missing work to the portfolio

During the first part of class you worked on your reflective essay for persuasion and making sure you had all the assignments posted to the portfolio for the persuasive writing unit.

The essay assignment sheet is posted to the right.  I emphasized that this reflection should take the form of an essay, not a list of points in response to the questions. In summing up the demands of the assignment - focus on what you saw as new in terms of your writing.  In class you noted that writing an argument that made appeals to ethos and pathos and writing an argument that replied to/stayed in conversation with a particular text.  Using academic language, developing organization that reflects your argument (rather than a template),

Rubric for evaluating the essay (posted for 10.9 when we evaluated the sample essays):
25 Genre/Audience: Intro includes a clear statement of the focus of the argument at the beginning of the essay;  Intro also provides appropriate background or context for the argument.  Body paragraphs presents the argument "in conversation" with other texts; The essay uses language moves set forward for argument in TS/IS; For this argument = include ethos and pathos moves.

20 Focus: Intro states focus clearly; Each paragraph develops/connects to the overall argument in a different way; Conclusion restates focus in light of points/evidence from the essay.  

25 Organization: Includes an intro/body/conclusion; paragraphs include topic sentences, detailed development and connections to the overall argument; 

25 Development:  Use of quotes/detailed examples, illustrations, personal experiences to support or "prove" claims.

Correcness: 5  The sentence structure, spelling, grammar does not interfere with readers' understanding of the essay.

Posting your work:   All work for the persusive essay unit is due on October 30.  The list of what to post for teh Persuasive unit "grade so far" is listed at the previous blog post.  

Updating the Summary and Response units (adding/revising work). As discussed in class, if you are going to revise or add to work in the Summary or the Response unites, write a note on the "reflection page" telling me what you will be posting and when.  The last date  to post updates to the summary and response pages is November 11.  I will not review revisions/additions posted after November 11, and any revisions or additional work posted to the Summary and Response pages after November 11  will not change your score for the unit.  

Since this post is so long - I am posting notes from the analysis discussion to the next blog.