Writing E-Portfolio

In English class today, we went over what we should get done on the scratch outline, and talked about what a good academic essay’s progress / process looks like. First off, we headed over to the newly shared document, which is a writing e-portfolio. Mr.Paterson explained to us that this will help us organize our thoughts, and that this is pretty much all we need to start creating the essay. As I looked through, I really thought that this guideline was helpful and essential for our writing. By this week, we should complete the “basic idea” section, which mostly consists of what we wrote down in the table in the previously shared document. Another task is the 5A’s, which is academic, arguable, accessible, achievable, and attractive. With the plenty of class time we were given, I was able to finish them all besides the “arguable” part. Now, I know exactly what area I need to put my focus on, and about the differing narratives on my topic. For now, my stance is that the death penalty shouldn’t be banned in Japan, however, my opinions may change due to further research.
In addition, we were shown a good example of an academic essay by a university student. I noticed that it was far longer than ours, and our teacher told us that in university, students write 12 paragraph essays instead of 5. However, the overall format / basic idea remains the same. Also, as we looked through the document, there were countless comments. It was almost never-ending, and Mr.Paterson taught us that this is what good peer editing means. By doing this in your groups, you’re allowing good changes to be made. This is what good progress is, so when I look at my teammmates writings, I’d like to take the editing seriously.