• Research "personal essay" on the Internet.
  • Writing a personal essay.
  • Peer editing.
  • Obtaining and giving feedback on a personal essay (scroll down to see the rubric).
  • Using a word-processing program.

Students will learn how to:
  • research "personal essay" on the Internet.
  • organize and share the information found on the Internet.
  • choose a topic.
  • take notes.
  • organize their essay.
  • use the word-processing program that is available in the school.
  • write a first draft of an informative essay.
  • edit their essay.
  • peer edit.

Students will be evaluated according to their:
  • participation in lecture/discussion on personal essay writing.
  • participation in class discussions on their research.
  • effective use of computers (Internet research, word processing).
  • completed personal essay.

 
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