Option 1:

• Instruct students to copy the above information.
• Instruct them to pull out one of their essay drafts.
• On a separate slice of paper, instruct them to answer the evaluation questions honestly, with examples and reasons.
• Arrange students in groups of 3-4.
• Have each student do the same with all the essays in the group.

Other Question and Answers that can be helpful for you

1. What is the purpose of organizing an essay?

Organizing an Essay. Organizing ideas and information clearly and logically in an essay, so that readers will understand and be able to follow the writer’s thinking, is an essential stage of the writing process, but one that often proves to be more difficult than it sounds. When people write, ideas tend to come out in whatever order they occur

2. Can you teach the organization of writing?

Clio has taught education courses at the college level and has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction. Organizing a piece of writing is one of the most challenging aspects of becoming an independent writer. This lesson will help you learn how to teach the organization of writing.

3. How is the material organized in an expository essay?

The organization of material will vary somewhat depending on the type of essay—its subject, whether it’s a research or personal essay, how long it will be, etc. However, there are certain features which appear consistently in most types of expository writing and which can be followed as general guides for organizing essays.

4. How can teachers teach students to organize their texts?

To model organization, teachers should look to mentor texts – published works or solid pieces of writing by previous students that reflect successful and compelling examples . Also key is teaching students to use graphic organizers, or visual planning structures they can use to outline their texts prior to drafting.