Overview:

In this editorial report, you’ll offer people feedback on their papers by writing endings to their papers. This will tell them whether their main points go across and give you practice writing conclusions. You’ll write one for each member of your own group.

Instructions:

When you submitted your paper, you also made a copy for your classmates. (If you didn’t do this when you submitted your paper and your classmate can’t complete the assignment on time, your paper will treated as if it was late.)

In the folder, you will find two documents, your classmates essay and a document with your classmates name on it called <LastNameEnding>.

Before you read your classmate’s paper, review Endings, pages 338 to 343. Familiarize yourself with the following strategies:

• Restate Your Main Point (339)
• Discuss the Implications of your Argument (339-340)
• Propose Some Action (341)

Read your classmates’ paper. In the document in the folder for your classmates paper, at the top of new page, type your name in bold. Then, write two paragraphs that will serve as an ending to your classmates paper.

1. The first paragraph should restate the main points or reasons why and or implications of your argument (what will happen if things continue as they are, what can change if your ideas are adopted, etc).
2. The second paragraph should propose some action. Be sure to decide who will do this– we (voters), state government, local law enforcement, the United States, etc.

Print a copy for your notebook.