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Materials:
Write Source – pg. 252-253

Handouts:
Editing Checklist (pg. 3 of this document)

Warm Up:
Why is it important to revise a persuasive writing piece?

Activity 1:
Students will complete their Editing Checklist handout to complete the editing activities on their rough draft.
1. Students will be editing their paper focusing on the answer to:
How do I know that I used proper grammar and punctuation?

2. Students will be editing their paper focusing on the answer to:
How do I know if my essay is free of spelling errors?

3. Students will be editing their paper focusing on the answer to:
How did I punctuate compound sentences?

4. Students will be editing their paper focusing on the answer to:
How did I punctuate complex sentences?

Homework:
Read for 30 minutes and record the following on their reading on your reading log:
Genre (fiction or nonfiction)
Date
Title
Reading level
Actual pages read (example 21-47)
Minutes read
One-sentence summary

Night Write:
Students will complete the Editing Checklist (pg. 3 of this document)
for their persuasive essay.

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