Extra+Credit--3rd+Quarter

=﻿Extra Credit Opportunity for 3rd Quarter= =Due Date: Emailed to Mrs. Floros no later than 5 pm on Sunday, February 13.=

Once again we have the opportunity to give feedback to two MSU classes. These students are in the 2nd semester of their freshman year at Michigan State University. Almost all of these students are some sort of math/science/technology major. This course is required of all Michigan State students (who are are not exempt through AP credit or some other means) to ensure their readiness for college-level writing--in this case, in the technical fields of study.

The description of their assignment is below. The drafts that you will be reading should--technically--be their 3rd drafts. Their final drafts are due soon, so they will be using your feedback to help them revise before submitting their work for a final grade. For their assignment, they were to do research on a topic of their choice and then write two articles, one for each of two audiences. One audience was of their choice and the other is to high school students. Guess which audience you are! So, you are the prime readers to be able to offer feedback on what works and what needs more work. This is an excellent opportunity to hone your writing assessment skills and perhaps to further apply Zinsser's idea of "simplicity" to others' writing. Remember, the more you analyze and evaluate different types of writing, the better you will be at analyzing and assessing your own.


 * Your Task**
 * 1) If you are interested, email Mrs. Floros at heather.floros@hcps.org. Please do not request extra credit if you do not think you'll be able to finish it on time; these are real students you will be letting down with real grades at stake.
 * 2) She will then email you back with the numbers of __two__ (2) articles to evaluate.
 * 3) Read through their assignment description and the feedback form questions, so you'll know what you're looking for.
 * 4) Reach __and__ fill out a feedback form for **__//each//__** article. __Be sure to put the number of the article at the top of the feedback form__. If you do not do this, your feedback will not get back to the proper person, and you will not receive credit for all your hard work. That would be a shame. Please be as specific, thorough, and respectful as possible with your feedback. I know this will not be an issue, but if I see responses that imply that this task was "blown off," I will not grant extra credit for those responses.
 * 5) When you are finished completing the feedback forms, __please save each as its own separate file, with the file name in the following format__: Essay number_feedback. For example: 744_01_feedback. __If each is not saved this way, the results will be the same as in #4.__
 * 6) Email the feedback forms (as attachments) to Mrs. Floros at heather.floros@hcps.org//no later than// **5 pm on Sunday, February 13****.**

If you have any questions, email Mrs. Floros or ask in class.


 * Their Assignment**
 * Feedback Form**


 * = ==744 CLASS== ||~ ==746 CLASS== ||
 * = [[file:744_001.docx]]

[[file:744_026.docx]]
||= || = MSU Responds! = = Open the file below to read the comments, observations, and thanks from the MSU students. = = =