1. Day 1 Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19 1809. Because Poe’s mother had dyed and his father had deserted the family, he was raised as a foster child. Correction of unclear pronoun reference Spelling: homophones Correct use of comma in date

2. Day 1 Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809. Correct use of comma in date Because Poe’s mother had died and his father had deserted the family, Poe was raised as a foster child. Spelling: homophones Correction of unclear pronoun reference

3. Day 2 Poes first published work was a book entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. In 1836, Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm. Use of underlining or italics with the title of book Use of apostrophe to show possession Elimination of comma with restrictive appositive

4. Day 2 Poe’s first published work was a book entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. Use of apostrophe to show possession Use of underlining or italics with the title of book , In 1836, Poe married his cousin Virginia Clemm. Elimination of comma with restrictive appositive ____

5. Day 3 Most of Poe’s writing were done between 1837 and 1845. Poe lived in new york city during his most busiest writing years. Capitalization of name of a specific place Elimination of double comparison Subject and verb agreement

6. Day 3 Most of Poe’s writing was done between 1837 and 1845. Subject and verb agreement most Poe lived in New York City during his busiest writing years. Capitalization of name of a specific place Elimination of double comparison ______

7. Day 4 The death of Poe’s wife in 1847 made him very sad. Poe died in Baltimore MD in 1849, the exact details of his death are unknown. Use of separate sentences to correct run-on sentence Use of commas in address Use of precise adjective to improve style Spelling out name of place in prose

8. Day 4 The death of Poe’s wife in 1847 made him very mournful. Use of precise adjective to improve style Poe died in Baltimore,Maryland in 1849. The exact details of his death are unknown. Use of commas in address Spelling out name of place in prose Use of separate sentences to correct run-on sentence

9. Day 5 “The Fall of the House of Usher” is my most favorite story by Edgar Allan Poe. Where did you find that there book of Poe’s poetry at? Elimination of there after a demonstrative adjective Elimination of at with where Elimination of superlative form with absolute adjective

10. Day 5 “The Fall of the House of Usher” is my favorite story by Edgar Allan Poe. Elimination of superlative form with absolute adjective there at Where did you find that book of Poe’s poetry? Elimination of there after a demonstrative adjective Elimination of at with where ______ ___