4. 1. The header:What is the font and size?
2. The heading: What is the order? Date formatting?
3. The spacing: Are there any extra spaces?
4. Introducing quotations: Do you have to? How?
5. Formatting long quotations: How many spaces do you
indent? Are there quotation marks?Where does the final
period go?
6. In-text citations. What goes in the parenthesis?
7. The works cited page?Title? Spacing? Hyperlinks? Alpha
order? Italics? Quotation marks?
Check your paper!
5. On your own paper, clearly identify these parts in
the margin with brackets and numbers
1. Your clever introduction
2. Where you have defined and explained the problem
3. Your thesis
4. Your clearly described solution: your plan for implementation
5. Your convincing argument in support of the proposed solution
6. Where you have Indicated and responded to Readers’ Objections and Questions
7. Where you have evaluated alternative solutions
8. Your conclusion
6. • Pass your papers to me and I will
pass them to other students.
7. Responders
• Carefully read the essay you are reviewing, noting only obvious typos or
other errors by underlining.You do not need to comment. Do not ask the
writer questions. If you don’t understand the essay, tell the writer in response
to the revision guide or in the margins.
• Answer the revision guide questions on another sheet of paper or on the
back of the writer’s essay.
• Refer to the parts of the essay the writer has identified in order to respond
appropriately.
• Be thorough.
8. When you finish
• Return the essay and your comments to the me. I will check your
work to ensure you have been as helpful as possible.
• While you wait for your essay to be returned, answer the revision
guide questions for yourself.
• When you receive your essay, look at the feedback.Think about how
you will revise your essay.
• Begin the revision process.
9.
10. Homework
• Review your essay suggestions
• Revise Essay #4 accordingly
• Submit essay #4 electronically via
Turnitin!
– M/W class due March 29th at noon
– T/Th class due March 28th at noon