Lesson Report:
**Title: Essay Review and Peer Editing Session**
Synopsis: In this class, students engaged in a session focused on peer reviewing and editing their essays. The objectives were to assist students in refining their essays for clarity, coherence, and argumentative quality, ensuring readiness for the upcoming academic semester. The session involved collaborative activities aimed at enhancing students’ ability to critique and improve their own writing through peer interaction.
**Attendance:**
– 1 student mentioned absent
**Topics Covered:**
1. **Announcements and Logistics**
– Reminder about the Kyrgyz language placement test scheduled for the afternoon at 2 p.m.
– Students were advised to check the list in the Telegram group or visit room 310 if unsure about their designated test location.
– Clarification about the nature of the test was pending further communication with the director.
2. **Initial Essay Submission**
– Students completed and submitted their first major essay assignment.
3. **Peer Review Activity**
– Essays were handed back to students for a peer review exercise.
– Students were instructed to partner up with someone not sitting next to them to foster new interactions.
– One group had three members due to an odd number of present students.
4. **Essay Reading Exercise**
– Students exchanged essays with their partners and read each other’s essays aloud.
– This exercise aimed to help students hear their arguments being vocalized by someone else.
5. **Feedback and Discussion**
– After reading, students were directed to identify passages or ideas that caught their attention in their partner’s essay.
– They focused on understanding the key ideas emphasized in each essay.
– Students were also encouraged to help their partners articulate thesis statements if any were missing.
6. **Final Review Checklist**
– Students re-examined essays to ensure they contained the following:
– At least four distinct paragraphs: Introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
– Each paragraph should discuss one main idea to maintain focus.
– Presence of a clear thesis statement outlining the main argument.
– Peer feedback was encouraged for missing elements.
**Actionable Items:**
– **Urgent:**
– Confirm with the director whether the language placement activity involves a test or an interview.
– **High Priority:**
– Ensure students who wish to make grammar adjustments or revisions have access to the classroom during lunch break.
– Remind students that grammar is not the primary grading criterion unless it affects the writing’s overall meaning.
– **General:**
– Encourage students to review essays over the break if they feel additional revisions are necessary before the final submission.
Homework Instructions:
NO HOMEWORK
The transcript indicates no homework was assigned, as the focus was entirely on in-class peer review and finalizing essays during the session (“return to those essays,” “make sure that your partner’s essay has…”).