Bring Into the Wild on Monday (quiz on Tuesday)
Bring your Scarlet Letter Essay on Monday
Revision Assignment
Wesley
Skill-Building
Revision Assignment
Points: If
your paper earned anything less than an A, you can do one of the following
revision assignments: 1) you can earn an additional 5 points (if you had an A-
and you satisfactorily do one of the following), 2) you can earn 8 points if
you had a B- to a B+, 3) you can earn an additional 11 points if you had a C+
or lower and you do two (or one for 6 points) of the following focused
assignments.
Due date:
December 4-7, 2015
Chose one (or two) of
the following revision assignments.I have inserted some possible resources, but they are not necessarily the only options or the best. Please find a resource that makes sense to you.
1) Writing clear, concise prose
You might want to choose this if your
major problems are related to wordiness/language clutter, filler words, vague
or empty words, misplaced modifiers, awkward diction or syntax, excessive use
of the passive voice and verbs of being.
2) Avoiding comma splices (do not
join independent clauses with only a comma)
3) Writing a focused, detailed and
meaningful thesis statement and clearly connected topic sentences for each body
paragraph
Improving Your Focus: Creating Continuity
between your Thesis Statement and Body Paragraphs (pp 14-15 of your AP Language and Composition
Writing Sourcebook)
4) Properly punctuating citations and
avoiding floating quotes (according to MLA guidelines)
5) Other problems with punctuation
(e.g. proper use of commas, colons, semicolons, apostrophes, etc)
6) All other problems (e.g.
redundancy, poor word choices, poor choice of supporting evidence,
misinterpretation of the text, etc.)
TURN OVER
Assignment
Parts:
a. Write a rationale statement
explaining why you feel this is what most needs to addressed in your writing. Generally speaking, I want you to explain why
– based on past experience, comments on this essay and others, etc. – you feel
this is a writing skill you most need to work on.
b. Find a good source in print or on the
internet which provides guidance on this writing skill. Copy/print a reasonable
length (5 or less pages) for the purpose of annotating. Read it and annotate it for important advice
and tips, especially advice that pertains directly to your struggles.
c. Next, choose the portion(s) of your
paper which need from revisions/improvements in this area, and rewrite it
according to the guidance provided. Using the cross-out functions in Word or
Google Docs and/or highlighting/underlining functions, show the edits you made
to improve your writing. Use text boxes/comments to explain in the margins why
you made your changes and/or how they made your writing better.
d. Write a strong reflection paragraph
describing what you learned from doing this assignment and how it will help you
in future essay writing.
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