Suggestions for Assignment Prep

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Girls,


As suggested in class today, here is a breakdown of how you may wish to approach the planning/drafting of your assignment:


1. You need to ensure that you have completed a thorough SPECS and SLIMS analysis of your poem.


2. You should ensure that you have completed background research on the war that is being discussed in your poem, the public reaction to that war, any information you can find regarding the reaction of the public to the poem/song, the way people view war today and, lastly, the background of the poet, along with any involvement they may have had in the war.


3. You should have brainstormed several ideas for headlines, bylines and pictures to support your article.


4. Plan a dot point response to the first main body element as described on your task sheet - you can utilise your information from SPE of SPECS to achieve this.


5. Plan a dot point response to the second main body element as described on your task sheet - you can utilise your information from SLIMS to achieve this. (Note, you will need to be discerning about which elements you include. They will not all fit in, nor be relevant.)


6. Plan a dot point response to the third main body element as described on your task sheet - you can utilise the research you have done on the war and social reactions to the war, and, if possible, the reaction to the poem/song.


7. Plan a dot point response to the fourth main body element as described on your task sheet - you will need to utilise a combination of research regarding the way people view war today and your personal observations. Remember, if you are looking at a recent song/poem, you will not necessarily need to do this section.


8. Plan a dot point response to the fifth main body element as described on your task sheet - you can utilise the research you have done on the poet.


9. Plan a dot point overview of your intro (lead) and conclusion (clincher).


10. Start trying all of your elements together and extending on your dot points to actually write your article.


11. Go back over what you have written and check that you have included all the structural/stylistic elements that need to be included in the feature article genre.


12. Proof-read and edit your draft.


13. Have at least 2/3 people complete a peer evaluation/proof-read of your draft (we will have time allocated for this in class on Monday).


14. Take on board the suggestions made during the peer evaluation and edit your article accordingly.


15. Proof-read and edit your marking draft for a final time.


16. Fill out the drafting recommendations sheet, indicating what elements of your draft on which you want me to focus.


17. Upload your article onto Blackboard via SafeAssign.


18. Once I have looked at your draft and provided feedback, read over the notes I have written, making your own notes as your progress through the article and jotting down any questions you have about my comments.


19. Ask for clarification on any elements of feedback of which you are unsure.


20. Begin to work through your draft, correcting and using the feedback that you have been given. A good idea is to tick each error/suggestion off as you go through.


21. Once you have finished addressing the errors and suggestions, go back over and proof-read and edit your work.


22. Ask a peer to proof-read your work.


23. Make any corrections that were picked up through peer-editing.


24. Complete final proof-read and edit.


25. Hand in final assignment package. The submission should include: SPECS and SLIMS analysis of your poem; peer presentation sheet; research notes; planning; all drafts; teacher's drafting recommendations sheet; final draft (situated at the front of assignment package); and, lastly, your task sheet. Your assignment needs to be handed in via the library drop box.