WRG - Revision and Writing

"We all need people who will give us feedback.  That is how we improve." - Bill Gates

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." - Lester Bangs.

Today, we will continue working in our Writing Response Groups.  Please use all of the time that is being given to you to revise, add, and delete.  Make changes that will improve your purpose/message.

Please follow the protocol.  Use the Praise, Question, Wish method.  Be honest and unmercifical.

Use the Personal Statement rubric to make sure you are using all the elements of the rhetorical framework in relation to your writing.  This is how you will be evaluated.  Make sure to have this talk and discussion with the readers in your group.

When in your assigned WRG, this is the procedure:

1. The reader will read their draft out loud to their group after sharing the three questions (s)he has about their writing.
2. As the rhetor reads, group members are listening, following along, and annotating and taking notes using the handouts provided.
3. Once the reader is finished, the group has five minutes to talk about what they heard using the WRG procedure: All members of the group must give one piece of praise, one question, and one wish. The reader does not speak during this time.
4. After five minutes, the reader gets two minutes to clarify anything or ask questions. The reader gets the final word.
5. Repeat.