Peer Critique- Part 1

DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​

1. ​​SPAM 2. DUE: Tuesday, 2/27, 3:30 PM. Box in Lori's room.
2. FINAL DRAFT THESIS.  DUE: Friday, 3/1, Midnight (digital copy).  Hard copy for AM Pod due Monday, 3/4 at the start of class. 
   

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DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​​​

1. SPAM 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Monday 2/19, 3:30 PM. Box in Lori's room, can email reflection.
2. Thesis Rough Draft. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday 2/23, Start of Class. Google Classroom.
   

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Announcements:

1. WEDNESDAYS will be ON CAMPUS for the next two weeks, so we can cram in more revision lessons.  AM Pod, you need to be here periods 1 and 2. PM Pod, you need to be here periods 3 and 4.
2. SPAM 3 handouts are due Tuesday, 2/27

Starter Whatever

1. Why do we do peer critiques?  List at least 3-5 reasons why. 
2. What makes peer critique useful?  When are they not useful?
3. What does it take from you as a reader to offer a useful critique?

Rubric Analysis

1. Read through the rubric that we will use to grade your senior thesis. 
2. For each bullet point: circle if you are confident in this as it stands right now, star if it needs revision but you are confident in your ability to do it, square if you know it needs improvement but you’re not sure how to do this.
3. Review Thesis Revision handout, explain structure of the next few weeks, review schedule
4. Set expectation- you will be engaging in critique EVERY DAY. You will probably also have to spend time outside of class to refine this.  I want this to be the BEST THING you have ever written. This takes time, energy, and focus!

Day 1 Critique- Full Read Through
Get with your partner. You are going to do a full read-through of their senior thesis. On their paper, I want you to mark the following things with comments:

1. Underline or highlight their thesis statement
2. ? Where you are confused or lost. Leave comments on at least 2 of these places explaining why you are lost, and how they might re-orient you.
3. + Where there is insight, a powerful connection, or a point that you think is particularly strong.  Leave detailed comments on at least 2 of these that say what you like about it, and why it’s effective for you as a reader.
4. At the end of their thesis, leave two substantive comments of at least 3 sentences each. Refer back to the rubric to help guide your comments!
   1. Strengths- What are the major strengths of this thesis?  What are they doing well?  Be specific about where this shows up and why you think it’s strong. 
   2. Revisions- What are at least two major revisions that they should focus on?  Why/how would these improve the paper?  Only ONE of these can be from the last rubric category!

Work Time

1. Make sure you have SPAM 3 scheduled for next week, and that you've shared your draft with your advisor
2. Start revising!