1-30-09: Word Choice (B Days)

Today we turned in Writer's Notebook #4, so get that in!

For our Punctual Piece we read two paragraphs and used our Word Choice Rubric to score them. Then we justified the rating we gave each paragraph and explained which one we liked best and why.

Then we had reading time.

After reading, we talked about Word Choice. How specific, accurate words make our writing much more interesting and also clear. We also talked about how when words are over-used our writing drags.

Finally we revised the essays we wrote last class for word choice. In your writing groups each person revised one paragraph for word choice and completed the Revision Sheet. Then we turned in our essays and the Revision Sheet.

If you missed class, you will need to get with other people who missed and switch papers to revise in order to make up the points for this assignment.

For Wednesday: (Yay! No School on Monday!)
1. Read, Read, Read! Get your book read!
2. Get caught up on all missing assignments.
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