Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Editing and Groups....

1.  Attendance.

2.  Homework check.

3.  Journal:

Are you using simile, metaphor, imagery, or other figurative language in your essay?  I hope so.  If you're not, please explain why.  If you are, please write down two examples here and explain how they help the reader understand.

4.  Groups and Editing.

Questions:

Is there a beginning, middle and end?
Does the opening paragraph make you want to read more?
Are they telling a story about a short, short period of time?
Are there so many mistakes that it is distracting?
Write a short plot summary of the author's story.
Does it seem like the author is thinking about words?
Is there a good mix of sentences?  Both short and long?
Is this story interesting to others?

5.  Homework-  Please take the advice of your classmates, and return to class with the second draft of your essay.

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