peer editing pt. 2: corrections richard wilson. free-writing
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PEER EDITING PT. 2: CORRECTIONS
Richard Wilson
FREE-WRITING
FREE-WRITING• Write for 5 minutes at the beginning of
each class.
• This will be kept in your portfolio -but it’s not part of your grade.
• Don’t worry about spelling, grammar etc.
• Try not to stop writing!
FREE-WRITING
1. Praise
2. Suggestions
3. Corrections
3 STEPS OF PEER EDITING
CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONSThe third step in the peer editing process is checking your peers paper for:
– Spelling mistakes– Grammar mistakes– Missing punctuation– Incomplete or run-on sentences
CORRECTIONS• Stay positive – Try to makesuggestions and corrections in apositive way.
• Be specific – Give the authorspecific ideas on how to improve hisor her writing.
• Complete all 3 steps – Praise, suggestions, and corrections.
+ 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?
Count Non-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.
RECAP: ARTICLES
PRACTICE: ARTICLES
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”
PRACTICE: PEER EDITING
SYMBOLS
EDIT FIRST DRAFTS
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