Friday, May 28, 2010

Friday

HW: Continue group/independent reading book reading schedule.

Today:
Present first book BINGO topics
Conference with Mrs. B. AND revise

  • What are your writing about?
  • Why are you writing about this? Personal reason as well as intent for audience

Revision of your paper

  • Delete at least 10 words. Look for unnecessary adverbs (ly/y)
  • Rewrite opening lines one time- use dialogue, description, an original or new thought
  • Replace at least three bland words- good, great, happy, sad, bad, new, old- with more descriptive words: uplifted, morose, sullen, decrepit

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