A 10:002 or 10:003 Unit ~ The Myth of the Model Family

Overview	Schedule			Impromptu Speaking		Formal Assignments
	Weeks 1-2	Weeks 3-5	Weeks 6-7			Speech (student-led discussion)	Speech 2	Paper
							Speech 2 Student Response	Paper Workshop

Paper Workshop

Your Name:                                                                 Your strengths as a writer: Your weaknesses as a writer: Whose paper is this?: 1.     Is everything there? a.   Describe how this writer was stereotyped. b.   Why did people stereotype this writer? What was going on? c.   How has stereotyping affected this writer’s developing sense of self? 2.     Introduction a.   Does the opening grab your attention and make you want to read more?      If so, what did you particularly like?     If not, make a suggestion for improvement. b.   Does the introduction clue you in—either artfully or directly—to what you’ll be reading about (either a person or an event)? c.     Look at the voice in the introduction. Is this narrator someone you want to hear more from? Why or why not? d.     What expectations does the introduction set up? 3.     Narration a.     Does the writer tell the story—or narrate his/her thoughts—in a way that makes sense to you?      If not, where did you get confused?     If so, what part of the story was most compelling? b.     Which line or two did you particularly like? Why did that line stick with you? c.     Are there places where you need more details? 4.     Body a.     Does the paper, as a whole, seem organized? On your copy of the paper, underline the words or phrases that helped you make transitions with the writer. b.     Does the paper as a whole fulfill the expectations set up in the introduction? 5.     Conclusion a.     Is it roughly a match to the introduction, in terms of “weight” (length and importance)? b.     Does it help bring a sense of closure to the experience/paper? c.     Does it finish what the introduction began—ie, does it answer the introduction’s question, or continue the introduction’s story? 6.     Grammar and Mechanics a.     Did you locate major sentence errors: comma splices, run-on sentences, problems with agreement (subject-verb or agreement in number)? Were sentence fragments, if they’re there, used artfully and purposefully? b.     Help out with spelling, punctuation, typos, word-os (A word-o is accidentally substituting a word that’s close, but no banana: for instance, saying “defiantly” when you mean “definitely.”  I made this up. Nobody in the real world will know what the crud you’re talking about.) 7.     All in all… a.     What part of this paper really made you think? b.     What are this writer’s strengths? c.     What can you say to encourage this writer?

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