Homework:
Edit your paragraph and email it to your team leader. Team leaders- upload the essay to your group's forum.

EDITING HELP:

1. DETAILS TEAM:

Circle all the transitions. Can you add any more transitions?

Are there any capitalization problems?

Are there any punctuation problems? (….^^ !!!)

Does the writer start with AND BUT SO BECAUSE?

Can you see any spelling problems?

How many being verbs? (is, are, was, were, am +go/went)

Is there good subject/verb agreement?


2. INTRO TEAM:

Is there a STRONG specific thesis?

What hook techniques are used?

Are the hook techniques used correctly?

Does the reader have tie to think?

Does the writer use good senses and emotions?

Does the hook connect with the thesis?

Find the CONCLUSION that this goes with- do they connect?


3. BODY TEAM:

Is the reason STRONG and SPECIFIC?

How many pieces of evidence are there?

Is all the evidence strong and clear?

What types of evidence are used? (example, explanation, statistic, expert opinion)-

Does the writer EXPAND one evidence?

What hook techniques does the writer use?

Does the writer use good senses and emotions?

4. CONCLUSION TEAM:

Is there a summary of reasons?

Is the thesis restated?

What technique is used? Vivid image, Call to Action, Hope, Warning, Universalize?

Does the writer use good senses and emotions?

Is this a strong conclusion…or a boring one?

Find the INTRO that this goes with- do they connect?

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