Essay 4 Writing Log

		Date Due	Date Started	Date completed	Time spent	Posted to the Blog? ✓
Topic Selection	I have selected the topic of my argument, determined my major points, and anticipated the counter arguments	11/8
Prewriting	What do I already know?	11/8
	What do I still need to know?	11/8
	What did my research tell me?	11/11
Organizing	Finding a focus	11/11
	Thesis and plan of development Topic sentences for each paragraph	11/12
	Major points, counterpoints, and refutations identified and appropriate data and sources collected.	11/18
Drafting	First draft completed	11/20
	All relevant points included and sources identified Quotations Introduced and integrated.
Revising	Second draft	11/22				Peer review
	Transitions show how ideas relate
Proofreading	Draft ready to be assessed for a grade	11/22 or 11/29*
	*no revisions accepted			Total time

Essay 4: KQA Chart

Topic: Local Farming
Thesis: Supporting our local farms instead of big farm factories improves local economy, increases the health of the food, and connects members of the community.

Know	Question	Answer
Local Farms Economy - Big Farms Health - less preservatives -more organic in small farms than organic big farms Community -Farmers markets -job opportunities -less violence -more fairs -stats of towns w/farms are closer	Local Farms -Stats about towns with more farms Big Farms -percent of preservatives in small farms -percent in big farms -amount of communities activities in farm towns compared	Local Farms Big Farms

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/small-farm-towns-expect-the-worst/2006/12/08/1165081153179.html