1. Day 1 In a Child’s Christmas in Wales, Dylan Thomas looks back at his childhood joyfully. Relating his memories, readers get an idea of what Christmas was like in Wales. Revision of sentence to avoid dangling modifier Correction of misplaced modifier Use of quotation marks with title of a short work Capitalization of first word in a title

2. Day 1 In “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” Dylan Thomas joyfully looks back at his childhood. Capitalization of first word in a title Use of quotation marks with title of a short work Correction of misplaced modifier Relating his memories, Thomas gives readers an idea of what Christmas was like in Wales. Revision of sentence to avoid dangling modifier

3. Day 2 One christmas, Mrs. Prothero’s dining room caught fire. The room was ablaze. Thomas rushed to eagerly throw snowballs onto the fire. Capitalization of name of holiday Elimination of split infinitive Elimination of empty sentence

4. Day 2 ____________________ One Christmas, Mrs. Prothero’s dining room caught fire. The room was ablaze. Capitalization of name of a holiday Elimination of empty sentence Thomas eagerly rushed to throw snowballs onto the fire. Elimination of split infinitive ________

5. Day 3 Thomas describes the Useless Presents like they were the best presents of all. The other presents were things like mittens galoshes and hats. Use of quotation marks to call attention to specific words and phrases Use of commas in a series Correct subordinating conjunction

6. Day 3 Thomas describes the “Useless Presents”as if they were the best presents of all. Use of quotation marks to call attention to specific words and phrases Correct subordinating conjunction The other presents were things like mittens, galoshes, and hats. Use of commas in a series

7. Day 4 I think Winter in Wales must be very beautiful. Elimination of unnecessary capitalization Just imagine the white snow-covered mountains and the cold icy sea. There is a lot of snow on the mountains. Elimination of redundancy Use of exclamation point to show strong emotion Elimination of empty sentence

8. Day 4 I think winter in Wales must be very beautiful. Elimination of unnecessary capitalization whitecold Just imagine the snow-covered mountains and the icy sea! Elimination of redundancy Use of exclamation point to show emotion Elimination of empty sentence _____ ______

9. Day 5 Thomas’s words bring vivid images to mind, “The silent one-clouded heavens….” Thomas’s language is not only complex. It is also real beautiful. Use of adverb to modify adjective Use of colon to introduce quotation without explanatory words Use of correlative conjunctions to combine sentences

10. Day 5 Thomas’s words bring vivid images to mind: “The silent one-clouded heavens….” Use of colon to introduce quotation without explanatory words Thomas’s language is not only complex but also is really beautiful. Use of correlative conjunctions to combine sentences Use of adverb to modify adjective