.YOU MUST LOOK AT YOUR PERSONAL NARRATIVE GRADE ON TURNITIN.COM TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT!

All questions must be answered using complete sentences. Please number your responses. PQA!

1. How well did you edit for dead words? What dead words did you find yourself using the most?
2. Did you include contractions in your essay? How might you be sure that you do not do this in the next essay?
3. What element of the essay do you believe to be your strength?
4. If you redid this essay, what would you like to change about it the most?
5. What error did you find yourself making most frequently.


6. Finally, consider all of the comments and suggestions I gave you while grading your essay.
For number six, please give yourself three tips for improving on your next essay. (Dead words, contractions, etc. do not count as your tips because we know this!)

YOU MUST LOOK AT YOUR PERSONAL NARRATIVE GRADE ON TURNITIN.COM TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT!

All questions must be answered using complete sentences. Please number your responses. PQA!

1. How well did you edit for dead words? What dead words did you find yourself using the most?
2. Did you include contractions in your essay? How might you be sure that you do not do this in the next essay?
3. What element of the essay do you believe to be your strength?
4. If you redid this essay, what would you like to change about it the most?
5. What error did you find yourself making most frequently.


6. Finally, consider all of the comments and suggestions I gave you while grading your essay.
For number six, please give yourself three tips for improving on your next essay. (Dead words, contractions, etc. do not count as your tips because we know this!)

Task: Please respond to this blog post by answering the following questions in complete sentences.

First, answer the questions using the ACTIVE voice.
Then, answer the same questions using the PASSIVE voice.

1. How confident are you about the Quotes Essay you turned in for today?
2. Now that we have focused on some essay writing "do nots," how would you say your writing process has changed?
3. What has improved about your writing so far in this class?
4. What do you still plan to work on? What writing goals have you set for yourself?
5. When you write an essay, do you think about the writing "do nots" as you write your first draft, or does it work better for you if you just write, and then edit and revise later?
6. I know that you did not find our intense editing workshop all that "fun," but did you find it beneficial?
7. After writing one paper on your topic, are you still happy with what you chose? Are you still curious to find out more about this topic? Is it something that you would like to explore in the future, or do you feel as though you would prefer to move on?

Happy Blogging!

Now that you have reviewed your graded Personal Narrative on turnitin.com, please reflect on how you did by answering the following questions.

All questions must be answered using complete sentences.

1. How well did you edit for dead words? What dead words did you find yourself using the most?
2. Did you include contractions in your essay? How might you be sure that you do not do this in the next essay?
3. What element of the essay do you believe to be your strength?
4. If you redid this essay, what would you like to change about it the most?
5. What error did you find yourself making most frequently.


6. Finally, consider all of the comments and suggestions I gave you while grading your essay.
For number six, please give yourself three tips for improving on your next essay. (Dead words, contractions, etc. do not count as your tips because we know this!)

Now that you have reviewed your graded Personal Narrative on turnitin.com, please reflect on how you did by answering the following questions.

All questions must be answered using complete sentences.

1. How well did you edit for dead words? What dead words did you find yourself using the most?
2. Did you include contractions in your essay? How might you be sure that you do not do this in the next essay?
3. What element of the essay do you believe to be your strength?
4. If you redid this essay, what would you like to change about it the most?
5. What error did you find yourself making most frequently.


6. Finally, consider all of the comments and suggestions I gave you while grading your essay.
For number six, please give yourself three tips for improving on your next essay. (Dead words, contractions, etc. do not count as your tips because we know this!)

Don't forget about your homework!

As you implement blogs in your classroom, use this blog as a space to share your complications, successes, and concerns.

Tell us how you plan to use blogs in your classroom! Until we meet again (until we are stranded again, I mean) use this as a space to communicate!

What novel did you choose for your independent reading project?
Who is the author?
Why did you choose the book? (Give a specific, honest answer.)

What topic are you working on for your Quotes Essay?
How productive was your research?
What complications arose?
What useful information did you find?