Extra Credit

Dear class, I meant to post this opportunity yesterday morning. Sorry for the delay.

Extra Credit Goal: Leave feedback for ENG 099 students preparing for the CATW Exam.

Credit: 3 quiz points per solid paragraph left of feedback on student blogs. Good up to 12 points (4 paragraphs, 4 blogs: one paragraph per blog).

The paragraph should be comprehensive, polite, and professional. You should evaluate each aspect of the CATW directions (how did they do on each aspect? Say 1-2 things, depending). End the blog on positive encouragement.

Directions:

1. Go to last class agenda and familiarize yourself with CATW practice exam, the Exam handbook, and the prompt "Individuals in Groups." As you read the prompt, consider what you might say about it.

2. Go to Dr. Smith's ENG 099 blog (note: he has a ENZ 099 and a ENG 099. Confine your comments to students in ENG 099 list).

Click through to find responses that are on the shorter side. Select a student blog post to "Individuals in Groups" that could use your comments.

When you leave your comment, remember to identify yourself first, and what class you're from, and why you're there (to leave feedback). Thank them for posting. Give them at least two different kinds of praise. Then go into the issues you encounter with their post (higher-order, then focused/limited lower order). When you point out something that's an issue, offer than a specific suggestion for changing or revising their writing. When you've left a comment, email me to let me know.

Example [use your own language, borrow these templates, whatever works for you]

Hi, I'm __ from __ and I'm writing because ___ . Thank you for___

Great job on your idea about ____. I agree that's a significant idea, and a good way to focus your response...I also liked how you...

I think you could develop some of your response, however, by .... I notice that you only have two paragraphs. Perhaps you could bring in a personal story - have you ever ___? Could you write about ____?

Your third paragraph could be expanded. I like your idea of __ . Do you think you could say more about it by elaborating on __ ? I also wonder what you meant by ___. I think that phrase might work better if you defined the meaning of it in the next sentence...

etc etc

Thanks again for posting this. I learned a lot about ___. Good luck!