Day 1

1. Day 1 During her life Emily Dickinson nearly wrote 2,000 poems, only seven of these were published while she was alive. As a result few people knew about Dickinson’s poetry in her own day. Use of semicolon to correct run-on sentence Use of comma after introductory phrase Correction of misplaced modifier

2. Day 1 During her life Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 2,000 poems; only seven of these were published while she was alive. Correction of misplaced modifier Use of semicolon to correct run-on sentence As a result, few people knew about Dickinson’s poetry in her own day. Use of comma after introductory phrase

3. Day 2 Our teacher read a poem that began this way: “success is counted sweetest by those who neer succeed.” Dickinson had, had a great deal of trouble getting her poetry published. Capitalization of first word in a line of poetry Elimination of unnecessary comma separating verb phrase Use of apostrophe in a contraction

4. Day 2 Our teacher read a poem that began this way: “Success is counted sweetest by those who ne’er succeed.” Capitalization of first word in a line of poetry Use of apostrophe in a contraction , Dickinson had had a great deal of trouble getting her poetry published. Elimination of unnecessary comma separating verb phrase ___

5. Day 3 Everyone in our class has their favorite Dickinson poem. Teachers’ emphasize the use of irregular punctuation meter and rhyme as they teach poems by Emily Dickinson. Pronoun agreement with antecedent Correct formation of plural noun Use of commas in a series

6. Day 3 Everyone in our class has his or her favorite Dickinson poem. Pronoun agreement with antecedent ’ Teachers emphasize the use of irregular punctuation, meter, and rhyme as they teach poems by Emily Dickinson. Correct formation of plural noun Use of commas in a series ___

7. Day 4 Neither Dickinson’s editor nor her first readers was aware of the poet’s genius. Dickinson wrote most unique poems, and this was clear after we had read her work. Correction of unclear pronoun reference Verb agreement with a compound subject joined by or or nor Elimination of superlative form with absolute adjective

8. Day 4 Neither Dickinson’s editor nor her first readers were aware of the poet’s genius. Verb agreement with a compound subject joined by or or nor most Dickinson wrote unique poems, and this talent was clear after we had read her work. Elimination of superlative form with absolute adjective Correction of unclear pronoun reference _____

9. Day 5 “Success is counted sweetest” has nice images. You can recite this poem from memory cant you? Correct use of apostrophe with contraction Use of precise adjective to improve style Use of comma to set off tag question

10. Day 5 “Success is counted sweetest” has vivid images. Use of precise adjective to improve style You can recite this poem from memory, can’t you? Use of comma to set off tag question Correct use of apostrophe with contraction