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