Language Arts- Unit on Personal Narrative writings.
Day Four of Five Days (My classes are 55 minutes)

Connection to Kentucky Learner Goals:

1. Students make sense of a variety of materials they listen to and read. (1.2)
2. Students make sense of various things they observe. (1.3)
3. Students will write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes. (1.1)
4. Students use what they already know to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills or interpret new experiences. (6.20)
5. Students expand their understanding of existing knowledge by making connections with new knowledge, skills, and experiences. (6.3)

1. Students will read and evaluate a peer's personal narrative writing topic and ideas.
2. After peer evaluation, the students will make corrections to their papers and start producing a published copy of their writing.

1. Paper
2. Pencil
3. Student's personal narrative from prior day's lesson.
4. Peer Editing Form

1. Hand out students' personal narrative
2. Discuss with the students how to use C.U.P.S. when peer editing.
3. Discuss positive and negative criticism.
4. Pass out Personal Narratives.
5. The editing Process will take about 15 to 20 minutes.
6. After students complete peer editing, return the Personal Narratives to the owner.
7. Students will need to work on the corrections and prepare paper for final copy.

1. Pros and Cons Peer Editing.
2. Preparation for a Published copy.