1. Revise your persuasive essay. If you revised a body paragraph, make sure that the new one is in this copy. Read your whole essay again and make improvements based on what you have learned about persuasive writing. Check for formal language and fix any mistakes in spelling or grammar.
2. Go to File--> Save As and rename your essay without your name in the file name. Remove your name from the header as well.
Post your final (revised) persuasive essay to your e-portfolio page. DO NOT FORGET TO REMOVE YOUR NAME FROM THE HEADER AND FILE NAME!
3. Make sure your site is published (Hit "Publish" in the upper right-hand corner) and create a web address, if you have not already done so.
4. Visit a classmate's website and download and read his or her persuasive essay. Write a post on your own blog in which you respond to your classmate's essay (For example, do you agree or disagree? Why? How would you respond to his or her arguments).
Rubric:
____/2 Content: Writer expresses an opinion and backs it up with reasons and evidence
____/2 Organization: writer’s thought process is clear and easy to follow; has a clear thesis, introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion
____/1 Style: writing shows the writer’s voice
____/1 Editing: writing is clear and free of errors
5. Comment on a classmate's blog.
2. Go to File--> Save As and rename your essay without your name in the file name. Remove your name from the header as well.
Post your final (revised) persuasive essay to your e-portfolio page. DO NOT FORGET TO REMOVE YOUR NAME FROM THE HEADER AND FILE NAME!
3. Make sure your site is published (Hit "Publish" in the upper right-hand corner) and create a web address, if you have not already done so.
4. Visit a classmate's website and download and read his or her persuasive essay. Write a post on your own blog in which you respond to your classmate's essay (For example, do you agree or disagree? Why? How would you respond to his or her arguments).
Rubric:
____/2 Content: Writer expresses an opinion and backs it up with reasons and evidence
____/2 Organization: writer’s thought process is clear and easy to follow; has a clear thesis, introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion
____/1 Style: writing shows the writer’s voice
____/1 Editing: writing is clear and free of errors
5. Comment on a classmate's blog.