Day 10
Mon. Feb. 22
Going forward: Final revision
Speakers and discussion: Chris, Jingheng, Derrick
What is “depth”?
Homework
➤ Note: Final revision due midnight on Sunday March 7
➤ Respond to 2 classmates’ essays
Read your two assigned classmates’ essay drafts and write brief (1-page double spaced) response letters to them in which you a) summarize their argument; and b) respond to the ideas in the essay.
Remember, the goal here is not peer review, it’s not to praise it or point out the draft’s shortcomings. (That’s my job!) Instead, the goal is to help your classmate to develop their ideas, or to consider their ideas from an angle they haven’t thought of before. You could do this by raising an interesting question, or drawing a connection to something else, or anything, really, that contributes to your classmate’s thinking about their subject in an interesting and meaningful way. (I will give a small amount of extra credit to the student who offers the most thoughtful, interesting response!)
Group 1: George, Chris, Rachael
Group 2: Xiaoyi, Derrick, Wu You
Group 3: Jerry, Jingheng, Tanya
Group 4: Tianji, Rixin, Kaige
➤ Message me and tell me which essay you want to revise
Between now and next class, message me over WeChat and tell me which essay you plan to revise for you final. Please also tell me in what area specifically you most want to improve.
➤ Upload phrases to Box
When you were reading “What Does It Mean to Be Cool?” and “The Chinese Have a Word For It,” I asked you to record three phrases (combinations of words) that you can imagine using in your own writing, to express some idea you want to say in your essay.
Please type these three phrases in a Word Document and upload them to the folder called “10-Three Phrases” on Box. For each phrase, write a sentence expressing an idea related to the topic of the essay you’re revising for your final.
➤ Speakers: Wu You, George, Jerry
We will be in touch over WeChat about the topic of your presentations.