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Copy editing and final revisions

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Introduction: not too general! think local!

Conclusion

Thesis statement: do you have one? is it relevant?

Flow: eliminate fluff for the sake of flow. Does every sentence belong? and belong there?

Sentence structure:

  • run-ons
    • comma splices
  • fragments
  • I-sentences
  • The-sentences
  • repetitive patterns
  • passive vs. active
  • verb “to be”

Grammar:

  • Commas: listen for pauses!
  • semicolon: do you use them?
  • colon: what follows is as an example of what you’ve just written
  • quotation marks: make sure you have “open and closed” and your punctuation appropriately inside (.,?!) or outside (:;?!) (parenthetical citation)

Usage:

  • check out the Frequently Confused Words (their/there/they’re; two/too/to; use /used to)
  • affect/effect

Final polish

  • Typos
  • use spell check
  • capitalization
  • give your project a title
  • tag it final
  • categorize it Project #4
  • Due: WEDNESDAY AT THE START OF LAB! THAT’S 10am!

 

 

Project #4 peer review

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To begin our peer review, read your classmate’s introduction. Answer the following two questions:

  1. Is it clear what the theme of the route is?
  2. What is the thesis statement? Identify it, and also put it in your own words.

Continue reading.

If the project does not yet have an introduction, read the draft and offer your insight into what the theme is and what the thesis statement is (the two questions above).

Whether the project has an introduction yet or not, use the thesis statement you have identified as a map to the rest of the project. Does each paragraph fit within that thesis statement? If not, how can you expand it or revise it to make it work? Or, how could you alter the focus of the paragraph to make it work?

For each draft you read, write an outline of what is there and what needs to be added that the author can take home to use while revising. This outline should be specific!

Project #2 Peer Review

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Answer for your peer review partner(s):

Thesis Statements

  • Is my thesis statement clear?
  • do you know where I’m going from reading my thesis statement?
  • How can my thesis statement be clearer?
  • can you put my thesis statement in your own words?

Support

  • do I write about criteria to support my thesis statement?
  • am I specific enough? too general?
  • have I convinced you?
  • have I chosen evidence from articles that supports my argument?
  • is there better evidence to include?

Requirements

  • did I do everything I need to do?
  • is this long enough?
  • does it have a thesis statement?
  • does it include criteria
  • does it cite sources?
  • does it have a Works Cited list? is it in alphabetical order according to the first letter of each citation?
  • is it proofread? (at the end)

 

Starting Peer Review

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Peer Review evaluation criteria (a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based)

 

  • improvements they can make on structure
  • do I have a clear understanding of their writing?
  • does it meet the requirements?
  • vocabulary: is it used properly? is it at the college level?
  • what stands out: positive or negative (e.g. “this is what stands out to me when I read this paragraph”; “this is what I understand when I read this paragraph”)
  • grammar and usage: look for things like run-on sentences and sentence fragments, punctuation, (AT THE END)
  • read it out loud
  • do they come across as they want to? for our bios, is it the brochure version?
  • be purposeful with I
  • Look at the grading guidelines to understand how it meets the expectations for ENG 1101 writing.