Project Three Rough Draft Workshop!

Project Three Rough Draft Workshop!

Rough Draft Workshop Instructions:

Probably we all know the drill by now, but just in case:

You can find your group assignments near the bottom of the page (you will be evaluating the two people in your group that are not you). Before 11:59 PM this Wednesday 11/12/14), you must review your peers' essays and, at a minimum, answer the nine questions listed below (there's no need to paste or retype the questions themselves; you can simply label your answers with corresponding numbers for the questions below). Please also provide any other advice you think would be helpful in aiding your assigned peers in revising their rough drafts. You should input your answers to these questions and any other advice you have as comments on the page that hosts their rough draft.

As mentioned on our syllabus, although you will not be given a formal grade for your peer review, participation in this peer review exercise will earn 10 points toward your final grade.

Rough Draft Workshop Questions:

1. Is the project clearly based on the investigation of a genre? I.e., is it clear that the primary topic/interest of the paper is in engaging a form of communication that takes place within a particular social context and has recognizable characteristics shared across its many manifestations?

2. Our textbook makes a clear distinction between the analysis of a genre and the critique of a genre (see Chapter 7). Although this paper will most likely present analysis of a genre (a step one must necessarily perform before/while critiquing it), it is meant to be at its heart a work of critique. Is it clear that the author of this essay is not just analyzing a genre but making evaluations and judgments about its uses and effectiveness? 

3. A key component of genres that was discussed in our readings and in class is the fact that they almost always address multiple audiences. Given that any effective critique of a genre would have to take into account these multiple audiences, do you see the author of this essay doing so? What audiences do they identify as ones that are involved with and or effected by the genre they are critiquing?

4. What do you take to be the strongest element of this project?

5. What do you find to be the weakest part (most in need of improvement) of the project?

6. On the sentence-level, did you find the paper to be well written? Does it contain poor grammar or sentence-fragments? Is it unnecessarily wordy at times?

7. Does the author provide clear exigence for the project? I.e., do they make it clear why they think this is an important genre to be identified and critiqued in the present moment?

8. What grade would you assign this project if this were the final draft?

Rough Draft Workshop Groups:

Group 1: Eric, Emily, Mustapha

Group 2: Jason, Alex, Ryan, Jaspreet

Group 3: Kelly, Adam, Rabeeh

Group 4: Elton, Kayla, Iven, Andrew

Group 5: De'Jea, Rasha, Nader

Group Six: Briona, Lakshmi, Ryan

Group Seven: Jordan, Abbey, Kiera