hexagonal thinking and final essay
Use this chart to assess your own skills demonstrated in your ESSAY WRITING activities overall. You must complete, and submit, this assessment tool, with your final, polished essay!
What I can try to improve: Provide evidence from specific activity:
Writing Criteria Curriculum Expectations
What I did well: Provide evidence from specific activity:
Developing and Organizing Content (C1): - read the essay prompt(s) carefully and ensure that you understand the purpose of the assignment - ask the teacher, classmates if you have any questions - create a list of important/relevant quotations from text(s) studied based on essay prompt - group the quotations, look for patterns, try to identify the richest quotations from the list - analyse the quotations in point form--why are these quotations instructive, important?
Use Knowledge of Form and Style (C2): - try to decide on a working thesis in consultation with teacher - complete an essay outline in full and get feedback before you write a first draft - use correct essay structure: Intro: hook, topic, plan, thesis Body: opening sentence, point/ proof/explain, closing sentence Conclusion: restated thesis, plan, clincher - use transition words to provide coherence between ideas, points - use present tense when referring to text - use formal diction and avoid contractions, slang - use MLA style for citations, Work Cited page, and format your page correctly - integrate quotations correctly - analyze quotations effectively
What I can try to improve: Provide evidence from specific activity:
Writing Criteria Curriculum Expectations
What I did well: Provide evidence from specific activity:
Applying Knowledge of Conventions (C3): - print out work and go over it with a teacher, peer, family member - make note of any errors and correct them, esp. spelling and grammar errors that make your ideas less clear - use punctuation correctly, especially: commas, dashes, semicolons, colons - polish up final drafts, make note of the types of improvements that were made
Reflecting on Skills and Strategies (C4): - keep a “writing error” log, where you list any common errors committed and how to fix them - keep running list of new vocabulary words - complete both columns on this sheet. What are your strengths and weaknesses as a writer? (C1, C2, C3)? - which one area should you focus on improving for your next essay? - which one area do you think was the most well-executed on this essay?
My overall level for this essay: Circle your level:
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I deserve the level circled above because: