If you were absent today, make sure you find someone to peer edit your story.
Revision means to re-evaluate the vision of the story.
Cut all adverbs and most adjectives.
Does the theme address a social or personal issue?
Show don't tell is your motto.
Are the characters unique rather than stereotyped?
Is the dialogue punctuated properly?
Does the language reflect the character? Check the diction.
Are the paragraphs indented?
Does it sound like a story we have studied in class?
Monday: We will be writing a paragraph on the first 11 chapters of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The question is Discuss three events in three lessons that Jem and/or Scout learn which make them question their beliefs about the world.
Follow our literary must-haves list, double space.
Create a strong what / so what chart before you begin writing.
Use all of your handouts: the how to integrate quotations sheet, the literary must-haves sheet, etc.
Tuesday:
Arrive to class with THREE copies of your story.
Today's draft edited by three of your peers.
The copy that you edit having read their suggestions.
Print this new copy out and edit it again.
Make more changes.
Finally, print out a good copy that you are proud of.
Yay. Glad you are so successful in English this year.
