1 / 6

Punctuation was originally a guide on how to read aloud A period equals a full breath

Punctuation was originally a guide on how to read aloud A period equals a full breath A comma equals half a breath Try reading your paper aloud If you run out of breath— Y ou might need more commas You might have a run-on sentence in need of a period

lakia
Download Presentation

Punctuation was originally a guide on how to read aloud A period equals a full breath

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Punctuation was originally a guide on how to read aloud • A period equals a full breath • A comma equals half a breath • Try reading your paper aloud • If you run out of breath— • You might need more commas • You might have a run-on sentence in need of a period • You might want to vary your syntax and include shorter sentences • If you find you’re pausing too much— • You might have too many commas • You might have sentence fragments • You might want to vary your syntax and include longer sentences • Reading aloud is the best way to revise and polish a final draft

  2. Memoir: Significance

  3. z Memoir: Significance

  4. Peer Review: Memoir Proposal This peer review will focus more on ideas than structure/grammar. Your goal as the reviewer is to help the author: • Clarify her/his idea(s) • Make sure s/he has enough to write about • Has begun to develop and idea of the significance of this experience Questions for Peer Review: • Do you understand what happened based on the author’s summary? • Do you understand why this experience was important to the author? • Is it clear how this experience continues to influence the author?

  5. Homework • Read Guide, Ch. 4 (disregard this reading on your course calendar) • Read the two short personal essays. As you read: • Underline the phrases or sentences that stand out to you • Take notes in the margins that keep track of your reaction to what’s happening in the essay • Circle descriptions that you find particularly evocative • Share your thoughts about one of the essays on the blog • If you want to, send me a revised version of your proposal by no later than tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon. Make sure the word “revised” is added to your assignment description.

More Related