Tuesday, 2/4/14
Collecting rough drafts.
Please make sure you have:

• a unique 4-digit number instead of your name
• a title
• the genre of the piece (Check the yellow sheet in your folder.)

Meanwhile...

Read and do p199, "Punctuating Quotations."
Also answer the following questions along the bottom of the page:
9. "Take this note to Mr. Shnitzengruben," said the teacher.   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
10.  Dr. Bravo has announced that his team will find intelligent life in third period.   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
11. "Interesting!" exclaimed Dr. Lyon, "I'd like to see how he plans to do this."   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
12.  Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight?"   a) Correct  b) Incorrect

Correct.

RAGs -- Read Around Groups.

1. If you get your own (or that of somebody you know), it doesn't matter. Read it anyway. You might learn something.
2. Read as far as you can in 45 seconds. Don't dawdle or drift, read as much as you can. Look for ideas you like, and things to avoid.
3. When you hear, "Switch..."
4. Pass papers immediately. Always pass papers clockwise (to the left).
5. After reading the whole group of papers, come to an agreement about which paper of that group is the best. Write down that paper's number.
6. Then we'll look at the "winners," the ones most groups liked best. What do these essays have in common? What can we learn from what they did?

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Now what?

1. Get three people (at least one must be Mom/Dad/other trusted, savvy adult) to read your first draft, and do Part I on the Evaluation Sheet. Get them to be specific in their suggestions and compliments.
   
2. Rewrite. Add, subtract, give details, give examples, proofread and fix! Do not just retype.
   
3. DO YOUR OWN WRITING!
   
4. Second draft and reader comments are due on Tuesday, 2/11.
5. After I see 2nd draft and comments, do your final draft and answer the rest of the questions on the evaluation sheet.
6. Evaluation Sheet + all drafts due: Friday, 2/14.