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Editing Short Story

Editing Short Story . Clocking. Students sit in a large circle Students switch their drafts to the right. 1 st Round. Read the drafts carefully Underline any capitalization errors. 2 nd Round. Pass to the right Paste dialogue rules into writing section of composition book

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Editing Short Story

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  1. Editing Short Story

  2. Clocking • Students sit in a large circle • Students switch their drafts to the right

  3. 1st Round • Read the drafts carefully • Underline any capitalization errors

  4. 2nd Round • Pass to the right • Paste dialogue rules into writing section of composition book • Use quotation marks around the spoken words. • Ex. “Wake up!” John said. “There’s a man in a gorilla suit outside.” • Punctuation THEN quotation marks • Ex. “The man in the gorilla suit,” exclaimed John, “is climbing my banana tree.” • Start a new paragraph for every new speaker. • INDENT paragraphs “What should we do?” “I don’t know, John,” Phil answered. “Call the zoo.” “Do you know the number?” • Do NOT put a period at the end of a quotation followed by things like she said or he asked. Use a comma, question mark, or exclamation point. • Ex. “I got the number in my speed dial,” Phil replied. • Correct any dialogue rules that are broken

  5. 3rd Round • Pass to right • Read every sentence • Make sure that all sentences are in the same tense • Past • Present

  6. Pass Back to Owner • Owner reviews edits

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