Meeting in the Middle ACTIVITY 4.23 Learning Targets • Examine genre conventions and generate drafts that adhere to them. • Create genres that blend fact and imagination to support the thesis. Drafting a Thesis 1. Based on your research, collaborate to revise your working thesis about the life and work of Charles Schulz to create focus for the process of composing the body of genres that will make up your group multi-genre research project. Planning the Project 2. Take notes, share prewriting strategies, and consult additional resources as you consider these guiding questions in planning what information to include and how the genre will best convey the information: • Represent ideas: What is important about this information in relation to the thesis focus? • Genre conventions: What are the essential features and formats specific to this genre? • Purpose and audience: What is the purpose of the text and who is the target audience? • Use of language: What stylistic techniques address the purpose and audience? Drafting the Genre 3. Each group member will select one of the six different genres from your group brainstorm and individually generate a draft incorporating your planning. My Notes LEARNING STRATEGIES: Note-taking, Drafting, Sharing and Responding, Revising © 2014 College Board. All rights reserved. Unit 4 • The Pursuit of Happiness 333
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Meeting in the Middle ACTIVITY
4.23
Learning Targets • Examine genre conventions and generate drafts that adhere to them.
• Create genres that blend fact and imagination to support the thesis.
Drafting a Thesis1. Based on your research, collaborate to revise your working thesis about the life
and work of Charles Schulz to create focus for the process of composing the body of genres that will make up your group multi-genre research project.
Planning the Project2. Take notes, share prewriting strategies, and consult additional resources as you
consider these guiding questions in planning what information to include and how the genre will best convey the information:
• Represent ideas: What is important about this information in relation to the thesis focus?
• Genre conventions: What are the essential features and formats specific to this genre?
• Purpose and audience: What is the purpose of the text and who is the target audience?
• Use of language: What stylistic techniques address the purpose and audience?
Drafting the Genre3. Each group member will select one of the six different genres from your group
brainstorm and individually generate a draft incorporating your planning.
My Notes
LEARNING STRATEGIES:Note-taking, Drafting, Sharing and Responding, Revising
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Revising the Draft 4. To guide revision, use this peer-response form to respond to the genres shared
by your group members.
Peer Conference
Writer: Peer Responders:
Focus Area Requested by the Writer:
What Works Well (e.g., ideas, genre
conventions, stylistic technique, etc.)
Questioning: I am confused/want to
know more about. . . As a reader, I’m getting lost. . .
Suggestions: Here’s what I think might
help. . . Have you tried this strategy. . .
Based on the suggestions provided, I will focus my revision on. . .
In order to move this section forward, what resources/support will I need?
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