Prompt: Today, you had the opportunity to read your classmates’ writing. What was it like seeing how other people in the class think and express their ideas? What did you notice or find interesting about reading different perspectives and approaches?

 Prompt Response: I found it very interesting to see my classmates’ thought patterns and how they expressed their ideas when writing their argumentative paragraphs. Although all of the paragraphs followed the same format, I noticed that each paragraph was slightly flawed in some way. Some paragraphs contained evidence and commentary that were so similar to each other, which made it difficult for me and my group members to evaluate and interpret their writing. Other paragraphs were flawed as some did not contain enough evidence, or they essentially used the same evidence twice in the paragraph. I also noticed that many of my classmates’ paragraphs were repetitive. Overall, this signaled to me that all of the paragraphs were slightly flawed in different ways, meaning that we struggle to construct an argumentative paragraph for different reasons.

Summary and Reflection: In class on September 11th, we rotated around the room and read our classmates’ argumentative paragraphs. As we did this activity, me and my group members mainly evaluated the commentary in the paragraphs and how they could have been improved. This was a very helpful and important activity, as all parts of a paragraph are essential for ensuring that the paragraph flows well and establishes your argument.