Writing Workshop, Day 1: Critiquing Our Writing

1. Review and break down the civil rights Essay Prompt
2. Select a piece of writing from earlier this year.
3. Pick a partner and run a peer critique using:

• Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Guide
• Thesis Statement Guide
• Editing and Proofreading Abbreviations
• Writing rubric
• The "paragraph pyramid":

4. Using the notes from your peer critique, identify goals for improving your writing and meeting standards in the third trimester.