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Aim: What are common writing errors to look for as we edit our essays?

Mr. Verutes 6/3 – 6/4 Speech 9. Aim: What are common writing errors to look for as we edit our essays? Do Now: Circle or underline any errors you notice in the following sentences (using your correcting pen). Then, rewrite the sentences to eliminate any writing errors you notice.

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Aim: What are common writing errors to look for as we edit our essays?

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  1. Mr. Verutes 6/3 – 6/4 Speech 9 Aim: What are common writing errors to look for as we edit our essays? Do Now: Circle or underline any errors you notice in the following sentences (using your correcting pen). Then, rewrite the sentences to eliminate any writing errors you notice. The students arrive for class they takes out there materials and sits down. Also, copying down the “Aim” and “Do Now.” Then, the students complete the “Do Now” and he share theyre answers. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  2. Common Errors • Sentence Fragments & Run-Ons • Spelling/Word Choice – • loose or lose? • There, their, or they’re? • Two, to, or too? • would’ve NOT would of • Subject-Verb agreement – • “He writes” vs. “They write” • “Steven runs” vs. “The teams run” • Pronoun-Antecedent agreement- • Steven ran left to field the ball. Hecaught it for the third out. • Misplaced Modifiers

  3. Sentence Fragments • Complete sentences have a subject and predicate. The foreign ambassador attended the conference. Complete Subject Complete Predicate • Sentence fragments are a punctuated group of words lacking either a subject or a predicate Hoping that the students paid attention. (Participle Phrase Modifier - No subject or predicate) Received your email after school. (No subject) Note: EVERY complete sentence requires a subject and predicate

  4. Agreement- -Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in gender, person, & number. • If Elizabethis nervous, sheshould try to relax. • When fathercalled the school, hewas very angry. • Every workermust furnish his/herown supplies. • Has anyoneforgottenhis/herstudent identification? • Has everyonehanded in his/herpaper? -Singular subjects must take a singular verb and plural subjects must take a plural verb • Strength and balance are necessary for martial arts. • Neither Susannor Allisonisgoing to the dance. • Mathematicsisa difficult subject for some. • Everybodyiswelcome to stay after school for extra help.

  5. Adjective Clauses – Using Who, Which, & That • Use whowhen the antecedent is a person. • This is the girl who won the award. • Use thatto refer to either people or things. • We found the dog that (or which) was lost. • Use whichto refer to anything except people. • The leftover lettuce, which is in the refrigerator, would make a good salad. (nonrestrictive) Note: *Restrictive & nonrestrictive clauses may use which or who. *Only restrictive clauses begin with that. *Some writers reserve which only for nonrestrictive clauses.

  6. Misplaced Modifiers • Readers connect a modifier with the word or phrase closest to it. • Writers carefully place modifiers to avoid confusion. X Confusing: He served steak to the men on paper plates. Revised: He served the men steak on paper plates. X Confusing: He came to enjoy flying over time. Revised: Over time, he came to enjoy flying. XConfusing: Snipers who fire on soldiers often escape capture. Revised: Snipers who fire on soldiers escape capture often. Revised: Snipers who often fire on soldiers escape capture.

  7. Formal Essay Writing • Use the author’s last name or their entire name • Do not call them only by their first name because it’s informal (rude) • Incorrect – George – Informal (Rude) • Revised – Orwell – Formal • Revised – George Orwell – Formal • DO NOT refer to the essay or its parts. • DO NOT use 1st person language (I, me, my) • DO NOT use phrases like: • In this essay I will…. • This essay will… • My first point is… • The thesis of the essay is… • In this essay I have told you… • You will see…

  8. Formal Essay Writing • DO NOT address the reader (you) or use 1st person language (I, me, my) • Use “one” when referring to a person or “it can be seen” or “it can be demonstrated” when introducing an idea • You may also write “the reader notices” rather than “I notice” • DO NOT use contractions (don’t, won’t) • Do write out the full phrase “do not” and “will not”

  9. Whole Class Review • On the Write Track revising handout Classwork Activity • Complete the following exercises. Each exercise contains one or more of the errors reviewed in the “On the Write Track” packet.

  10. Using your “On the Write Track” packet, correct the writing error(s) in each of the following exercises and then rewrite the sentence. • I arrive late to school so I had to serve detention. ________________________________________________________________ • Not turning in my take-home quiz negatively effected my grade. ________________________________________________________________ • The midterm exam was completed by the clever student. ________________________________________________________________ • We need to review all of the material who we have studied throughout the year. ________________________________________________________________ • Room 21 is where we have class everyday. ________________________________________________________________

  11. Using your “On the Write Track” packet, correct the writing error in each of the following exercises and then rewrite the sentence. • Many assignments that affect our grades are: classwork, homework, quizzes, exams, binders, and essays. ________________________________________________________________ • The students studies for hours reviewing for the midterm. ________________________________________________________________ • The majority of the students submitted there essays on time to get class credit. ________________________________________________________________ • There are many students who participate in after-school activities. ________________________________________________________________ • Of Mice and Men is a novel by John Steinbeck about two migrant workers which are named George and Lennie. ________________________________________________________________

  12. Homework • Re-read your rough draft and (using your “On the Write Track” packet to help you) mark (circle or underline) any common writing errors that you notice. Then edit your typed draft and make corrections to the errors that you marked (using your “On the Write Track” packet to aid you).

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