Class Scribe Report by Jackie Seigel
We started the afternoon by signing up for travel insurance for our trip overseas. Ruie stated “this is really just to make sure we can ship your body back”. We hope that our families will not have to cash in on this additional benefit that NCSU is providing. We confirmed that we all had our flights booked. Ruie, Sara and Mike will be traveling earlier and will retrieve items purchased on previous trips. These items will help make our stay more enjoyable in the dorms. May (the birthday girl 7/17), Jill and Jackie will be arriving in England one day early and will meet up with the rest of the group the morning of July 18th. We all will then travel to Guilford by group van to start our adventure together. J
Overview of Moffett’s Writing Modes Framework (Ruie)
Secondly we were introduced to a PowerPoint on James Moffett’s Modes of Discourse. According to Ruie he is also known as the Guru of English Writing. This is the theoretic framework of writing. Moffett attended Harvard University but was not a graduate and had an untimely death of cancer. He changed the way writing was taught. The model used was a communication triangle. Moffett’s suggests writing activities help students as they experience the different stages of abstraction. Moffett’s stages compare to Bloom’s revised taxonomy. His triangle was created before the onset of technology so technologists have written tools and applications for teachers. The goal is to have students be able to move up and down the ladder of abstraction. Moffett’s modes of discourse.pptx
Peer Response Rules and Peer Response Sharing
Next we were given our expository essay assignment based on a reading from A Dab of Dickens, a Touch of Twain. This draft is due to a peer partner by May 31st. When sharing our piece with our peer we will follow Glatthorn’s suggestions on how to respond to someone else’s writing. We will read our partner’s work in pieces and follow the guide to help make suggestions for revision. The goal is to help them improve their piece. It is not necessary to take anyone’s advice or include their suggestions in your writing. This assignment will help us be a better responder to our student’s writing.
We will also share our writing in groups at our next class. We should bring four additional hard copies to share face to face when we meet again on June 15th. Ruie noted that when we share our pieces face to face we must not apologize for our work. Group members will take notes, reflect and make positive comments. After the first round, be prepared to be thick skinned and silent to take in all the subsequent suggestions. We are all growing from the experience just as our students will.
Google Docs Overview (Megan)
Megan introduced the group to Google Docs. We were given the chance to set up our accounts. Many have used this platform before. We will post our writing assignment to this location to share with someone outside our peer group. Megan went over the directions and they are posted on the Moodle. We will be able to post our comments on the document that we download to the site. According to Megan once your assignment is posted you can leave comments on your partner’s work or anyone in your group. This will help prepare us for our face to face group meeting in June.
Seven Keys to Effective Feedback and directions on how to comment on Google Docs were also posted on the Moodle by Megan. We learned that feedback enhances performance and achievement in writing.
Google docs.docx
Seven Keys to Effective Feedback.docx
Setting the Stage for Peer Response with Partner in Google Docs
Lastly we were given an example of one of Ruie’s former students to practice our critique. We practiced how we are to give feedback. Additionally revising strategies were posted by Ruie on the moodle.
We started the afternoon by signing up for travel insurance for our trip overseas. Ruie stated “this is really just to make sure we can ship your body back”. We hope that our families will not have to cash in on this additional benefit that NCSU is providing. We confirmed that we all had our flights booked. Ruie, Sara and Mike will be traveling earlier and will retrieve items purchased on previous trips. These items will help make our stay more enjoyable in the dorms. May (the birthday girl 7/17), Jill and Jackie will be arriving in England one day early and will meet up with the rest of the group the morning of July 18th. We all will then travel to Guilford by group van to start our adventure together. J
Overview of Moffett’s Writing Modes Framework (Ruie)
Secondly we were introduced to a PowerPoint on James Moffett’s Modes of Discourse. According to Ruie he is also known as the Guru of English Writing. This is the theoretic framework of writing. Moffett attended Harvard University but was not a graduate and had an untimely death of cancer. He changed the way writing was taught. The model used was a communication triangle. Moffett’s suggests writing activities help students as they experience the different stages of abstraction. Moffett’s stages compare to Bloom’s revised taxonomy. His triangle was created before the onset of technology so technologists have written tools and applications for teachers. The goal is to have students be able to move up and down the ladder of abstraction. Moffett’s modes of discourse.pptx
Peer Response Rules and Peer Response Sharing
Next we were given our expository essay assignment based on a reading from A Dab of Dickens, a Touch of Twain. This draft is due to a peer partner by May 31st. When sharing our piece with our peer we will follow Glatthorn’s suggestions on how to respond to someone else’s writing. We will read our partner’s work in pieces and follow the guide to help make suggestions for revision. The goal is to help them improve their piece. It is not necessary to take anyone’s advice or include their suggestions in your writing. This assignment will help us be a better responder to our student’s writing.
We will also share our writing in groups at our next class. We should bring four additional hard copies to share face to face when we meet again on June 15th. Ruie noted that when we share our pieces face to face we must not apologize for our work. Group members will take notes, reflect and make positive comments. After the first round, be prepared to be thick skinned and silent to take in all the subsequent suggestions. We are all growing from the experience just as our students will.
Google Docs Overview (Megan)
Megan introduced the group to Google Docs. We were given the chance to set up our accounts. Many have used this platform before. We will post our writing assignment to this location to share with someone outside our peer group. Megan went over the directions and they are posted on the Moodle. We will be able to post our comments on the document that we download to the site. According to Megan once your assignment is posted you can leave comments on your partner’s work or anyone in your group. This will help prepare us for our face to face group meeting in June.
Seven Keys to Effective Feedback and directions on how to comment on Google Docs were also posted on the Moodle by Megan. We learned that feedback enhances performance and achievement in writing.
Google docs.docx
Seven Keys to Effective Feedback.docx
Setting the Stage for Peer Response with Partner in Google Docs
Lastly we were given an example of one of Ruie’s former students to practice our critique. We practiced how we are to give feedback. Additionally revising strategies were posted by Ruie on the moodle.