The drafts for the applications were due on Tuesday this week, but unfortunately only three people had completed their application and were able to hand up a draft. Mr Scobie was disappointed by this, and emphasized the importance of handing in a draft/drafts. We gave Mr Scobie the URL of this site as our draft, even though it is obviously not completed, as we still have to write about the class’ applications and the oral presentations.

Yesterday, Mr Scobie went through the criteria for the oral presentation, and handed out a sheet outlining what people needed to talk about during their four to six minute presentation. He then talked about the application drafts he had already received, saying that he wasn’t entirely happy with them and that they didn’t follow all the conventions of writing for publication, which were outlined by Robyn. He read parts of these drafts to the class to outline what was wrong with them, and in some cases how they could be improved. The rest of the lesson was spent working on the oral presentations.