English 2 Basic: Class 8
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English 2 Basic: Class 8
Richard Wilson
Agenda
• Registration• Notices• Quiz Review• The Editing Process
NOTICES
New Book
QUIZ REVIEW
THE EDITING PROCESS
The Editing Process1. Praise
2. Suggestions
3. Corrections
Peer Editing
PraiseThe first rule of peer editing is toSTAY POSITIVE!
– Remember, you’re helping to changesomeone else’s work. Think about howyou would feel if someone were tellingyou what needed to be improved in yourown writing…
PraiseAlways start your peer editing withcompliments!
– Tell the writer what you think he or shedid well:• ‘I really loved your topic’• ‘I think you used a lot of good details’• ‘I liked when you used the word ______’• ‘My favourite part was ________ because…’• ‘This was really fun to read because…’
ACTIVITY 1 - PRAISE
Praise‘We where all over my aunts house when my dog
Riley was running around like crazy. He was chasing me around in circles. all of a suden I look and riley he was in the pool! swimming in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my eyes that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the pool and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and pulled him to the steps. He got out and shook all over us like a sprinkler on a hot day. I was glad that Riley was o.k. and that I saved him.’
SuggestionsMaking suggestions means giving theauthor some specific ideas about how tomake his or her writing better.
• Remember – stay positive and be specific!– Instead of, “It didn’t make sense,” say, “If youadd more details after this sentence, it wouldbe more clear.”
– Instead of, “Your word choice was boring,” say,“Instead of using the word good, maybe you could
use the word exceptional”
Examples Word choice – Did the author choose
interestingwords?Using details - (for example, seeing, hearing,
touching, tasting, and smelling)Organisation – Can you understand what the
author is trying to say? Is it in the correct sequence?
Sentences – Are the sentences too long or too short?
Topic – Does the author stick to the topic or talk to other things that don’t really fit?
ACTIVITY 2 - SUGGESTIONS
Suggestions‘We where all over my aunts house when my dog
Riley was running around like crazy. He was chasing me around in circles. all of a suden I look and riley he was in the pool! swimming in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my eyes that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the pool and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and pulled him to the steps. He got out and shook all over us like a sprinkler on a hot day. I was glad that Riley was o.k. and that I saved him.’
CORRECTIONS
CorrectionsThe third step in the editing
process is checking your peers paper for:
– Spelling mistakes– Grammar mistakes– Missing punctuation– Incomplete or run-on sentences
+ Add a word I want go out tonight.
- Omit a word My mother told me to go to home early.
WF Word Form My girlfriend is a beauty girl.
WC Word Choice My book is in the table.
WO Word Order She every day goes to Starbucks coffee.
VT Verb Tense I wake up at 6 o’clock yesterday morning.
PL Singular-plural I am 24 year old.
SP Spelling Their is a new club in Itaewon.
P Punctuation Did you text me.
C Capitalisation Writing in english is easy.
A Article I’d like cup of coffee.
IS Incomplete Sentence I fell asleep. Because I was tired.
RO Run-on My car is out of gas we cannot reach town before dark.
/ Words are too close I have atest tomorrow at 3:00.
SVA Subject-verb agreement I eats breakfast every morning before school.
? I don’t understand Smartphone on subway in my pocket come of bus stop.
ARTICLE
•Need to add or change a, an or the.
Is it a count or non-count noun?
CountNon-count
• Rainstorms• Chairs• Smiles• Assignments
•Weather•Furniture•Happiness•Homework
ArticlesNon-count Count
• Never takes a/an• Use no article if
you are speaking in general
• Use ‘the’ if you are speaking about a particular example
• Uses a, an or the• If singular, it must have
an article• Usually a/an the FIRST
time you mention the noun
• Usually ‘the’ after that.• Use ‘an’ when the next
word starts with a vowel sound.
RUN-ON SENTENCE• Two complete sentences made into
one
• Need to add either punctuation or a conjunction.
• E.g. “I am a woman I am a truck driver”.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
• Singular subjects need singular verbs
• Plural subjects need plural verbs
• E.g. “My brother is a nutritionist” “My sisters are doctors”
ACTIVITY 3 - CORRECTIONS
HOMEWORK
• Write the first draft of your ‘Why does something become popular?’ Paragraph.
• Remember to double space!
• Due: Next Class