Summer+book+club

Welcome to the Writer’s Forum

READERS!!!! Click Here to start or join a summer book group. Just pick a title and create a schedule for meetings or online discussions.

This wiki space will give my students the ability to share their writing with peers and receive desired, useful feedback. I think the best way to begin this endeavor is to invite you to make a page of your own. Name the page the way I have named mine, so your name appears on the link. (If you name it "Cool Page" or something people will have to click on it in order to know whose page they're accessing.) Attach the writing you want to share as an attachment and answer some revision questions. These revision questions will help your peers give you the feedback you need.


 * 1)  Where did this idea come from?
 * 2)  What is one way you would improve this if you had to revise without peer help? (In other words, if someone told you they’d give you $50 to make it better, what would you do?)
 * 3)  How is this draft similar to your mentor text and how is it different than your mentor text?

** Advanced Examples ** See Cat’s Page for a terrific example of how to answer questions 1 and 2 specifically. (Cat, I would ask you to provide specifics for #3.)

See Ky’s Page for an example of a specific answer to #3. (Is there any particular part you would like to make longer? While I think your answer to #2 is kind of general, it works because readers can suggest how to make it longer. They can ask for specific details that might get you going again.)