Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Editing Your Essay for Content: November 7, 2018

Focus: What revisions will strengthen the content and style of our essays?

1. Warming up with a vocabulary challenge: Spend 5 minutes on Quizlet with the final 10 Kite Runner vocabulary words; work at least ONE word into your synthesis essay.

2. Offering you my new and improved English 10 writing rubric
  • Highlight two areas where you see yourself as strong or distinguished.
  • Underline two areas you'd like to improve upon. 
  • Circle any places you don't understand/have questions about.

3. Self or peer editing your essays for content and style: click HERE for the editing slides.

4. Revising your essay based on today's editing lessons

HW:
1. Edit your essay based on today's slides (click HERE if you'd like to see the slides again).


2. For MONDAY, Nov 12: 
  • Any make-work / revisions from the last 6 weeks due.
  • Signed book club letter and copy of the book due
3. For NEXT WEDNESDAY, Nov 14: Vocabulary assessment on all 30 Kite Runner vocab words.

4. For NEXT FRIDAY, NOV 16: PRINTED FINAL DRAFT OF SYNTHESIS ESSAY IS DUE BY 4:00.

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