LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To edit and proof read in the production of a polished piece of writing.
Your Task is to edit and proof read to produced a polished story.
INDICATORS:
- Develops ideas in more detail
- Identifies the weal language and finds alternatives
- Makes corrections of spelling, punctuation, sentence construction and grammar.
- Uses logical paragraphs which are linked throughout.
- Writes an original and interesting story at publication level.
- Evaluates the writing process.
REFLECTION:
This activity must be completed after checking the editing questions and before you write up your final copy.
You must swap your altered drafts with a partner. The instruction you need to give your partner is to check your work for any unseen errors and offer any ideas for further improvement.
ACTIVITY:
Read your draft of either "The Cave" or another piece of writing you are keen to share to become a blog post. Read it through again, one sentence at a time
- Put a tick at the end of any sentence that you are happy with, and circle any that you think could be improved.
- Now go back and work on those problem sentences.
- Underline any words which could be replaced with something more interesting. Check your verbs!
- Correct any errors you find - don't forget to use your dictionary.
- Swap drafts with another person. Read each other's work checking for errors and offer any ideas for improvement.
- Write a little evaluation about the changes you agreed on and why.
- Complete your final copy and load on to your blog.
