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• Step 4: Read the instructions aloud and 
have students work through the fi rst three 
bulleted instructions alone. In class, go 
over the Chapter 7 Peer Review worksheet 
on page 333. Have students work with a 
partner to evaluate each other’s writing. Be 
sure to leave enough time for students to 
discuss their evaluations with their partners. 
• Step 5: Read the instructions aloud. Go 
over the Writer’s Self-Check on page 334. 
Have students complete this step in class or 
at home.
• Step 6: Read the instructions aloud. Have 
students do this step in class or at home. 
Collect the papers and use the Writing 
Assignment Scoring Rubric on page 46 of 
this Teacher’s Manual to evaluate them. 
SELF-ASSESSMENT 
(page 150)
• Go over the Self-Assessment with the class. 
See Options for using the Self-Assessment 
on page 5 of this manual.
EXPANSION 
(pages 150–151)
Timed Writing 
(page 150)
• Read the instructions aloud. Then read the 
prompts and have students begin writing. 
Signal them after 5, 15, and 40 minutes.
• Collect the papers after 50 minutes. 
• Decide how you will mark students’ papers. 
You may wish to refer to the Writing 
Assignment Scoring Rubric on page 46 of 
this Teacher’s Manual to evaluate them. 
• If possible, hold individual conferences 
with students and go over the rubric with 
them. If desired, have students rewrite weak 
parts of their essays. 
EXTENSION:
Select all or parts of some essays and use 
them for a group evaluation and correction 
activity. Make copies of both excellent 
and weak writing samples. Put students in 
groups and have them evaluate the samples 
using the Peer Review worksheet on 
page 333.
Writing a Summary and Response 
(page 151)
• Read the instructions. Have students read the 
article on page 283 and write their responses 
to the questions either in class or at home. 
Have them compare answers in class. 
• Have students work in small groups to 
summarize the three kinds of marital 
exchanges in the article and compare them 
to the customs in their home cultures. 
• Have students follow the steps in the 
writing process to construct their response. 
• Go over the proper citation form if needed. 
• Collect students’ papers, or have students 
post them to the class website. Decide 
whether and how you will mark the papers.
C H A P T E R 8
Argumentative 
Essays