8 Pioneer have been working on the first draft of their essays, where they will answer the following question:
“The Dust Bowl was the most significant factors in the Great Depression. How far do you agree with this statement?”
Our students are encouraged to peer critique each other’s work as it forms an important part of the redrafting process, before they go on to submit their essay for assessment. Students are always encouraged to be kind, specific and helpful with their feedback.
Today, Tom and Aden both shared their first drafts with the rest of the class for critique.
Tom explained why he finds peer critique so useful: “It’s easy to miss mistakes when you’re reading your own work over and over again. Also, other students have offered me some really useful suggestions on how I can improve my work.”
Our students used calorimetry to calculate the energy transferred from a cheese puff when it burns…we wonder how many joules of energy are needed to power appliances in the home? They also ‘grappled‘ with some challenging questions to give them a flavour of what we will be studying next week.