**Title:** Enhancing Essay Writing Skills and Understanding of the Sixth Amendment
**Attendance:**
– All students were present except for Ajahn.
**Topics Covered:**
*Essay Writing Skills*
– Peer review of essays and the importance of feedback.
– Essay structure: introduction, two body sections, and a conclusion.
– Importance of including a hook or topic sentence in each paragraph.
– Inclusion of supporting details and their sources.
– Necessity of in-text citations for each supporting detail.
– Importance of a concluding sentence restating the main idea of the paragraph.
– Requirement of both in-text citations and references in academic writing.
– Importance of the background paragraph serving as a transition between the introduction and the first body paragraph.
– Self-editing of paragraphs.
*The Sixth Amendment*
– Definition and importance of a speedy trial and an impartial jury.
*Other Topics*
– No background section for presentations due to time constraints.
– Office hours for next week.
– The difference between active and passive voice in sentence construction.
– Practice in transforming sentences from passive to active voice and vice versa.
– Discussion on fluidity in writing.
**Actionable Items:**
*Feedback and Grading*
– Teacher needs to send feedback to Daniel on his background paragraph.
– Teacher to grade and provide feedback on the information chart and older assignments.
– The teacher needs to provide further clarification on the structure and content of the background paragraph, and how it should transition into the first body paragraph.
– The teacher should revisit the feedback given to the student about their draft, specifically about the mention of the “fidget wheel”.
*Student Preparation and Improvement*
– Students need to prepare for presentations next Friday.
– Students need to self-edit their paragraphs.
– Students are reminded to include a hook or topic sentence, supporting details, in-text citations, and a concluding sentence in their paragraphs.
– Students were asked to review their introduction, background, and body paragraph to ensure they meet the requirements.
– Students should ensure they include both in-text citations and references in their academic writing.
– Address the issue of students having similar topic sentences and supporting details in their essays.
– Continue reinforcing the understanding of active and passive voice through games and exercises.
– Encourage more students to share their peer review experiences for a more interactive learning environment.
*Other Actionable Items*
– Teacher to send spreadsheet for office hours sign-up.
– The teacher needs to provide further guidance on what to do when a publication date is not available for a reference.
– Address the technical issue of a student not being able to join the main stream during breakout sessions.
– Plan for more practice on the idea of fluidity in writing, possibly in person.
– Continue working on transformation of sentences between active and passive voice.
**Homework:**
– Prepare for presentations due on November 3rd.
– Essays due on the morning of November 4th.