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Revising/Editing Unit 1 Assessment

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Think of something you used to be "bad" at.
How did you get better with it?
I used to be bad cook, but I got better by practicing the same recipe over again.

Today's Goal
To revise & edit your essay

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Revising -vs- Editing
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Why is this important?

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Sentence Variety
Highlight two similar sentence from the essay and have then say what they could do to make them better.

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Highlight transitions for each shift. Transitions might be at the start of the paragraph or at the end of the previous paragraph.
Look for repeating transitions.
How many different transition do you use?
What are more interesting transition words to use?

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Focus
Does their essay explain the parts of culture they put in their introduction?

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Highlight information that seems random.
Remember to stay focused on the topic

Evidence
Did you explain big ideas enough?
Give examples?

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With your table partner,
switch and edit using the check list.

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Exit Ticket
Make a to do list of what you need to fix on your essay

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