Title: Practice Workshop
Course: Persuasive Writing - MS ELA

Learn how a Moodle Workshop works!
You will work with your teacher and classmates in the "Practice Workshop" to use the peer response checklist to evaluate a sample persuasive essay about school uniforms.

Later on you will use the same peer response checklist in a different workshop to review two of the essays written by your classmates.

Assessment form: Does the writer have a catchy hook at the beginning of the Introductory Paragraph?

Assessment form: Does the writer have at least 3 sentences of background information on the topic in the Introductory Paragraph?

Assessment form: Does the writer have a thesis statement in the Introductory Paragraph where he or she takes a position on the topic?

Assessment form: Does the writer's thesis statement appear as the last sentence of the Introductory Paragraph?

Assessment form: Does the first sentence in Body Paragraph 1 state the second strongest argument?

Assessment form: Does the writer give at least two explanations or examples to logically support the argument in Body Paragraph 1? (Minimum of 3 sentences)

Assessment form: Does the first sentence in the writer's Body Paragraph 2 state the strongest opposing viewpoint?

Assessment form: Do the remaining sentences in Body Paragraph 2 counter or refute that opposing argument?

Assessment form: Does the first sentence in the writer's Body Paragraph 3 state the strongest argument?

Assessment form: Does the writer give at least two explanations or examples to logically support the argument in Body Paragraph 3? (Minimum of 3 sentences)

Assessment form: Does the writer restate his or her thesis in a new way in the first sentence of the Concluding Paragraph?

Assessment form: Does the writer end the Concluding Paragraph with at least two sentences explaining a personal comment about the topic or a call to action?

Assessment form: Overall, does the writer always stick to his or her side of the argument?

Assessment form: Overall, is the writer's argument convincing?