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Conference # 2 Instructions

I. Overview

During this conference you will discuss and present your work since Essay 2B. Your main goal is to show me the “revision pathway” since your previous draft. This must include evidence of substantive revision you’ve made. You must also explain which tools you’ve used and how you’ve applied them (both those on Moodle and in Hacker as well as from the library). In addition, you must provide evidence that you’ve addressed feedback on essay 1B and 2B and made progress on your error patterns.

We will also grade your essay 2C together. Hence, you must complete an evaluation of 2C using the Evaluative rubric (below). During your conference we will compare our evaluations of your Essay 2C and arrive at a final grade together. Note: the rubric evaluates both your efforts in revising your work as well as your score on the Trait-Based rubric for the features we’ve covered. Your grade is base on the overall trend in each of these two parts.

II. When and where

I have posted the schedule for Conference 2 on Moodle. Find your name and time on the schedule. Arrive on time. If I’m running late, let me know you’re waiting by knocking on the door.

We will meet in Maaske (next to Werner) in room 223 (enter Maaske through side or rear door of the building, and go up to the second floor).

If for some reason Maaske is locked, please text of call me—541-687-5969—and I will let you in.

III. What to bring with you to the conference

· Draft 2C on your computer (same as what you’ve uploaded to Moodle), or on a memory stick or in printed form.

· A completed Evaluation Rubric based on Essay 2C (see below for this form).

· Without your Essay 2C and a completed Evaluation form, your conference cannot take place.

· Evidence of revision to present during your conference. You should have your Essay 2B with you along with intermediate drafts since Week 6. These could include the outlines we’ve created, the “snapshot,” “working drafts,” and any intermediate work you’ve done to improve the GQ, Thesis, paragraphing, source integration, or other element.

· Your textbooks: Patterns and Hacker (Manual of Style).

· A way to take notes during our conference (consider using Word Comments)

· A copy of the First Year Writing Trait-Based Rubric.

· A copy of THIS document so you can remind yourself what we’re doing.

IV. What to do after the conference

· Complete Reflection # 6 within 24 hours of your conference.

· Arrange due dates with me for any rewriting we agree to.

V. Essay 2C Evaluation Rubric

Essay 2C Evaluation Rubric Used in conjunction with First Year, Trait-Based Rubric	Grade Range Overall grade is based on ‘trends’ Split grade = “x” in two columns
Performance Level	Exceeds	Sufficient	Minimal	Fails
Grade	A	B	C	D
Revision Indicators
Improved understanding of the assignment
Improved Guiding Question, Thesis, and introduction
Improved connection between Thesis, Introduction, and main idea sentences in paragraphs.
Improved coherence within paragraphs (Hacker pp. 56-59)
Evidence of using tools in revision
Overall evidence of revision
Overall improvement
Trait-based Rubric Features
Topic formation (see Trait-based Rubric)
Guiding Question
Thesis (see Trait-based Rubric)
Global Development & Support (includes reasoning pathway)
Paragraphing (includes coherence)
Integrating sources (includes signaling)
MLA correctness (works-cited & in-text citations)

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