Bellringer Write down 1-2 questions you have about the revision process or my expectations for your final essay. When you are done, raise your hand, and I will collect your question.
Agenda Bellringer/Check draft revisions (5) Revisions Q&A (5) Formatting (5) Transition words (7) Clauses and sentence errors (30) Distribute rubric (5) Peer review (30) Closure (5)
Formatting Titles Short story titles are never italicized, underlined, or put in bold. We use quotation marks for short story titles. Ensure your title is properly capitalized. Example: “The Lottery”
Essay Formatting Doe 1 John Doe Ms. Secrest and Mr. McClain English 9A November 12, 2014 Title The short story “August Heat”…
Transition Words What is the the purpose of a transition word? What are some examples? Where or when do we use transition words?
Revising: Clauses An independent clause is: A group of words that: Has a subject, Has a verb, and Expresses a complete thought. A dependent clause is: A group of words that is missing: A subject, A verb, Or a complete thought. Independent clauses can exist on their own as complete sentences. Dependent clauses depend on other clauses to form a complete sentence.
Revising: Sentence Errors Sentence errors occur when: You treat a dependent clause like a complete sentence. “Sentence fragment” When Poe uses imagery. You combine multiple independent clauses incorrectly. “Run - on sentence” Jackson uses foreshadowing in this quotation, this makes the reader consider the tension between reason and madness.
Revising: Sentence Fixes Fixing Fragments To fix a fragment, first ask: What am I missing? In the example, “When Poe uses imagery,” we have a subject ( ) and we have a verb ( ), but we do not have a complete thought . Make the thought complete: “When Poe uses imagery, he creates an eerie mood.”
Revising: Sentence Fixes Fixing Run-Ons: Split the two independent clauses into two separate sentences. Jackson uses foreshadowing in this quotation. This makes the reader consider the tension between reason and madness. Use a comma and a conjunction. Jackson uses foreshadowing in this quotation , and this makes the reader consider the tension between reason and madness. Use a “ semi-colon .” Jackson uses foreshadowing in this quotation ; this makes the reader consider the tension between reason and madness. Do NOT simply use a comma by itself. This is a common error called a “comma splice.” Don’t splice!
Closure How can you transform this sentence to prevent it from being a run-on? Noyes uses repetition to emphasize an important moment in the poem, this is the moment when the highwayman behaves in a mad manner.
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