FRIDAY DECEMBER 9TH

Today, I will1. Self-edit my paper2. Score my paper for the content standard

using the rubric

Materials: paper, pen/pencil, 2nd rough draft

Self-Edit Last, FirstEnglish, pd.#9 December

2011

Step one: Make sure your heading is correct please. A title (e.g. An Analysis of Title) should be centered

below the title. Is your last name and page number in the upper right

hand corner of every page? E.g.

Smith 1

Use the formatting checklist to make sure your paper is in MLA format.

Papers not formatted correctly will not be accepted. You will need to fix the paper and turn it in the next day for a lower “meeting deadline” score.

WORK CITED

Last, First. Title. City: Publisher, year.

Skip a line after your conclusion and include the information for your book as you see above.

•Please use the yellow highlighter to highlight the concrete details in the body paragraphs. Have you included a citation? •If not, put (Author #) on your essay at the end of the sentence that requires the citation. •Add in your author’s last name and the correct page number in your final draft due Tuesday.•Read through your essay. Cross out phrases such as This shows that, This is because, I think that, and I believe that .

PEER-EDITING You will trade drafts with your partner. Your partner will read your draft out loud to

you. As you listen to your draft, makes notes to

yourself regarding Repetitive word choice/usage Awkward sentences Repetitive sentence beginnings Sentences that do not flow together, etc.

Now, read your partner’s paper out loud while he/she makes notes.

REVIEW THE RUBRIC FOR CONTENT

What score do you think your essay would earn if I graded it today? Why?

Write your score and reasons in the blank space below the grid.

WHEN YOU FINISH . . .

You will now work independently on revisions. You may write directly on your typed draft.

A clean (revised) typed draft is due Tuesday.