Peer Review and Sentence Structure

What is peer review?

• The act of one student reading over another student's written response.

• One student telling another student that they're wrong.

• Student's teaching other students.

• An off-day for teachers and administrators.

What does a specific comment do?

• It identifies a particular strength or area for improvement and offers a clear suggestion on how to improve the writing.

• It honestly tells the writer what the reviewer feels

• It shows why you are right with evidence and reasoning to support.

• It tells the writer how to fix their mistakes without evidence and truthfulness.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

When providing feedback as a peer reviewer, what questions should you ask yourself?

Choose 3 answer choices.

• Are my comments to the writer honest, specific, and respectful in tone?

• Would I have done it that way?

• What should I be looking for in this writing?

• Do I like this person?

• What specific steps can the writer take to improve this writing?

Read the following criticisms. Which one shows Incomplete Thinking?

1) "Moving the claim to the beginning might draw more attention to it."

2) "You provided some good evidence to support your claim. When you revise, maybe consider including specific quotes from the text."

3) "I can't tell what your claim is. I was really confused when I read this."

• 2

• 3

• 1

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Select the 2 criticisms that show Complete Thinking.

• You made some very good points. I would consider adding more concise and vivid words and phrases.

• Moving the claim to the beginning might draw more attention to it.

• Where’s the textual evidence here? Remember, the prompt said you have to cite specific evidence.

• Your writing came across as dull because you didn’t use vivid language. You just repeated the same words over and over.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

• She finished her homework, and then she went to the park.

• She finished her homework before going to the park.

• Because she finished her homework, she went to the park.

• After she finished her homework, she went to the park.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What distinguishes a compound-complex sentence from a compound sentence?

• A compound-complex sentence contains only simple sentences joined by conjunctions.

• A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

• A compound-complex sentence contains only one independent clause and one dependent clause.

• A compound-complex sentence contains two dependent clauses and one independent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

Identify the compound-complex sentence below.

• She likes to read books, but she also enjoys watching movies when she has free time.

• Although she was tired, she finished her project, and she submitted it on time.

• She finished her project after she got home from school.

• She was tired, so she went to bed early.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is a subordinating conjunction?

• a conjunction that joins a dependent idea or clause to a main clause

• a word that joins two main clauses, such as and, but, and or

• Another name for compound sentences

• a sentence with at least two coordinate independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is a compound-complex sentence?

• A subordinating conjunction

• a sentence with at least two coordinate independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

• a sentence that contains two related independent clauses joined by a connecting word such as and, but, and or

• a sentence that contains a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F