2019-06-13 Writing: peer feedback and editing

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: Write a paragraph with several reasons and examples to explain why I should study your language in that city.
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Read your partner’s writing.
- Identify the reasons and examples they use.
- Check if the reasons make sense and support the main idea.
- Is it a good order for the reasons and examples?
- Are transition signals used correctly?
- Can you find and correct mistakes?
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Transition signals for more explanation
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That means / This means
In other words,
That is,
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The city has many choices for food.
We have many choices for food.
You’ll have many choices for food.

In the city, there are many choices for food.
There is a great public transportation network.
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Pay attention to word forms (adjectives, adverbs, nouns, etc.)

convenient - adjective (“a convenient transportation system”)
convenience - noun (“come here if you like convenience”)

easy - adjective (“It is easy to get around” / “We have an easy transportation system”)
easily - adverb (“You can get around easily” / “It’s a good place to easily learn Japanese”)
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Homework: send me a corrected paragraph about learning your language