Week 2 Prewriting & Planning for the Classification Essay

Initial Post Instructions

Part 1: By Thursday Night, Share Your Writing as Your Initial Post 

In writing workshops, you will be asked to share, as your first post, a specific piece of writing you are working on at the time, along with some comments or adjustments, depending on the assignment. This week, the piece of writing is your Classification Essay Prewriting and Planning Worksheet.

1. Please complete your writing on the required Classification Essay Prewriting and Planning Worksheet and use the sample completed items in that worksheet for guidance.
2. Make an initial post with your worksheet attached. In your initial post, please ask at least one question for your reviewer to answer. For example, are you unsure about your plans leading to a strong essay in a particular way? Or, if you are sure about your plans, you might ask your peer for ideas for details within the body paragraphs.
3. Keep in mind that next week, you will submit a full draft of your Classification Essay to your instructor for grading and feedback.

*Remember: No research is allowed for essays in this class, nor for your initial posts, peer review posts, and additional posts. Please do not refer to sources or look at sources. You may want to review the Week 2 edapt concept, “Writing Without Research.”

*Copying from your classmates’ posts or replies in any way, on any item will be considered plagiarism and will be handled as such. Your instructor may, at any time, check anything you post in workshops for plagiarism by submitting it to Turnitin.

Part 2: By Saturday Night, Complete One Full Peer Review for a Classmate 

Peer Review Post Instructions 

• Choose one classmate who has made their initial post and who does not already have a peer review. Read their question for you in the post, then open their attached worksheet containing their prewriting and initial planning for the Classification Essay.
• Download and complete the Peer Review Worksheet. Complete all tasks with substance (more than just “yes” or “no”).
• Reply to your classmate’s initial post and attach the Peer Review Worksheet you completed over their writing.
• Your peer review is worth 50% of your grade for this writing workshop; please do your best!

Part 3: By Sunday Night, Continue the Conversation  

Continue the Conversation Post Instructions 

In addition to making your own initial post and finishing a peer review for one classmate, you must also continue the conversation by making at least 1 additional post of at least 3 full sentences in length. This post may do any of the following:

• Respond (kindly) to one of the peer reviews classmates have given you.
• Respond (kindly) to any questions your classmate may have for you about the peer review you completed.
• Respond to a classmate you did not previously review, with some brief comments about their writing.

Please see some sample “Continue the Conversation” posts here.Links to an external site.

 

Solution Week 2 Prewriting & Planning for the Classification Essay

Part 1: Which Topic Did You Choose?

Please write the topic you have chosen (from the Classification Essay Theme and Topics Announcement) below by replacing the blue text with your own:

 

I have chosen the following topic: physical

Part 2: Choose Your Main Ideas for Your 3 Body Paragraphs (Your “Topic + 3 Points about your Topic”)

Now, you will add 3 main ideas to your topic. This could be 3 “types of” the topic, 3 “ways in which” the topic is used, or 3 “reasons why” for the topic.

 

Example of a topic and 3 main points (you are not writing over dog breeds – this is just an example):

Three popular dog breeds > Shiba Inu, Labrador Retriever, Beagle

 

Now write your essay topic from Part 1 and your 3 main points about the topic (These will, next week, become your 3 body paragraph points.):

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