Writing Response Groups

Good morning!

Let's get reading!

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We have a few goals today.

Goal #1:

Check out the document I sent you. There should be a link to it in an email you received last night from Google Drive. You should also be able to locate it in the "Shared with Me" folder in your Google Drive. (You'll need to move this document to a better location by clicking "File" and then "Move to Folder..." Put it somewhere where it won't get lost.

This is where you will "turn in" your personal statement.

Goal #2:

Yesterday, you looked at the elements of the rhetorical framework in relation to the essays you were writing. Today, you will work in Writing Response Groups to look for ways to revise and improve your writing.

FIRST: Identify three questions that you have about your personal statement for your peers. (I will give you examples of the kind of questions you might want to ask.)


Once in your assigned groups, this is the procedure:

1. The reader will read their draft out loud to their group after sharing the three questions (s)he has about the product.
2. As the reader reads, other group members are listening, following along, and making notes using the framework provided.
3. Once the reader is finished, the group has five minutes to talk about what they heard using the Writing Response Group procedure: All members of the group should be able to state one piece of praise, one question, and one wish. One Timekeeper should keep track of the time. The reader does not speak during this time.
4. After five minutes, the reader gets 2 minutes to clarify anything or ask questions. The reader gets the final word.