I. Getting comfortable with the pieces
II. Essay Practice
c. “The History Teacher” and “A Barred Owl”
a. Reading: Probably the most important thing I’ve discovered about both the open and closed prompts is to carefully read both the prompt and the selections. There’s plenty of time, and understanding is critical before responding to the question.
b. Spotting techniques: As with the open prompt, DIDLS, DIDLS, DIDLS! Marking up the works helps a lot.
c. Creating an effective thesis: The thesis is the crux of an essay. Strengthening it strengthens your points. It can be multiple sentences or just one, but must always answer the prompt (TAP!).
II. Essay Practice
a. Blog posts gave us experience spotting technique, without the formality of an actual essay.
b. Eros poemsc. “The History Teacher” and “A Barred Owl”
I would have liked a section on writing styles, since I dont see it on any other posts and this seems like a good place to put it.
ReplyDeleteI like how you reference some of the same techniques for this post as you did for the one on open prompts, instead of pretending that this kind of writing is completely unrelated.
I like how you included the pieces we used to practice closed prompts, I forgot about them! I feel you could have said more about how to analyze the prompt, and what to look for when analyzing. You could have also talked about the structure of the first paragraph, with a broad statement first and eventually getting to the thesis. Overall nice structure and details.
ReplyDeleteGood peer feedback, again =)
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