Total Time: 70 minutes

Lesson Objectives:
- Feedback Workshop
- Peer Critique

Lesson Goals:
- Students will understand the qualities of effective feedback.
- Students will provide each other with quality feedback.

Lesson Products:
- Notes on giant feedback examples (collected, formative)
- Peer Critique (collected, summative)

Learning Target (LT):

- LT 1: I can provide specific, kind, helpful feedback on two different elements in my
partners Character Interview.

Overarching Goals:
- The Character Interview Assignment (summative assessment) will help students get to
know their character, brainstorm chapter 3 ideas, and ultimately plan/write chapter 3
(their culminating assignment for this unit, summative assessment).
- Peer Critique allows students to practice LT 1: COMMUNICATION, a long-term Learning
Target.

Minute-by-Minute

(2 min.) Welcome!

(3 min.) Handout giant feedback examples, direct pairs to read through the first example for
strengths and find the following (post on SmartBoard):
- The specific element being addressed
- Where the element is located
- What the author said that was a strength
- Why this was a strength
- The impact of this strength

(5 min.) Students work/discuss

(3 min.) Share out, note the two different kinds of quotations (quotes are needed for a 3)
(5 min.) Students work/discuss the second example, similar prompts are on the board
- The specific element being addressed
- Where the element is located
- What the author said or didnt say that could be improved
 - Why this is an area of improvement
- Suggestions
- Why the suggestions would improve the piece

Emphasize the importance of:

- Telling stories/going into depth
- Including accurate historical details (do research)
- Portraying an authentic character (emotions, dialect, attitude, etc.)

(3 min.) Share out, note that quotes are not needed, but suggestions ARE

(2 min.) Peer Critique directions

(45 min.) Peer Critique work time

- BE: Quiet, sitting separate from partner until ready to discuss, no headphones/music,
on task b/c your peer wants good feedback
- AE: Complete at least two Peer Critique elements, draft if not at full 2 pages

(2 min.) Due dates, wrap up, etc.

(2 min.) Exit ticket: Write one compound-complex sentence (practice before assessment)