Revising

Today we will be revising.

We will be focusing 4 our of 6 Traits of Writing!!! Ideas - make sure you have all your ideas down. Share with other students and see if you need more ideas. If you need more ideas, then add them in your draft. Organization - Make sure your draft has a lead that grabs the reader's attention, a thesis statement that clearly states the purpose, ideas and details that support the thesis and a conclusion.  Voice - Make sure your writing doesn't sound like an encyclopedia article. Make sure it has your feelings in your draft (show your humor, sadness or excitement). If your draft is boring, it may be lacking Voice. You could ask your friend/classmate for some ideas to make it better.  Word Choice - Make sure your vocabulary words are the best words to use for your draft. Find some great words from a thesaurus! You could create a "dead word" list - a list of words to avoid. You could look for all the words from your draft and make a list of "dead words" and then substitute words for the words on your "dead list." (Example: Cute = adorable, hate =detest). <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">"Editing" Later -
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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Once you add "ideas, organization, voice and word choice and then work on #2 revised draft. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Two different ways to revise

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">1. Start with a blank page and rewrite your whole essay

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">2. Open your saved document and make changes.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Rule: Your revised draft MUST look very different that your first draft.