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1. ENGL102 SP18 – C.J. Hill
UNIT 1 ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Peer Drafting Workshop
Writing is a collaborative, often vocal process. As strange as it may seem, writers cannot stay quiet and
reserved about their ideas in order to create the strongest possible piece; rather, writers must discuss and
workshop their work with other writers and thinkers to fully flesh out their writing. The physical act of
typing on a keyboard is only one part of the writing process.
You may be used to “Peer Review,” but this is called “Peer Drafting.” What’s the difference?
Peer Review Peer Drafting
• Focus on copyediting
• Focus on making corrections
• Writing is already largely complete
• Students aren’t likely to continue writing
after peer review
• Focus on idea generation
• Focus on making new connections
• Writing is still in process
• Students will be in a place in the process
where feedback will be truly beneficial
THIS ACTIVITY REQUIRES:
• Attendance on the assigned day
• Some form of written compilation of students’ progress on essay thus far (an outline, a rough
rough draft, notes on their topic, a thesis statement, etc.)
o This written compilation should be a hardcopy, no computer or smart phone use will be
tolerated during this activity. Each student should bring in 2 hardcopies
• Active participation and input on each discussed essay in terms of idea generation and support
ASSESSMENT:
• This activity makes up one quarter of the unit’s participation points (12.5 points)
• The instructor will shadow each group to determine if active participation is attained
TAKE-AWAY:
• Students should leave their peer drafting workshop with written notes of what they plan to continue
working on with their essays based on peer feedback