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11/4. Plagiarism Revision: Jared Diamond Semi-colons Frequently misspelled/misused words BA7. Semi-colons. Semi-colons. Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words. Lose: opposite of win Loose: not tight Their: possessive, meaning it owns something They’re: contraction for “they are”

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  1. 11/4 Plagiarism Revision: Jared Diamond Semi-colons Frequently misspelled/misused words BA7

  2. Semi-colons • Semi-colons

  3. Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words • Lose: opposite of win • Loose: not tight • Their: possessive, meaning it owns something • They’re: contraction for “they are” • There: refers to a place or idea (or something more abstract) • Your: also possessive • You’re: contraction for “you are” • Its: also possessive • It’s: contraction for “it is”

  4. Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words • Definitely has no a in it. Defiantly is a completely different word. • Effect: usually a noun • Affect: usually a verb • (If you’re unsure, try substituting affect with a different verb. If it works, use affect.) • Alot is not a word. • You don’t write abunchor alittle. • Then: used for time. • Than: used for comparison.

  5. Commonly Misspelled/Misused Words • Irregardless is not a word. To make ‘regard’ negative, it becomes ‘regardless;. Irregardless is then a double negative, and also not a word. • Conscious: to be awake or sober • Conscience: that little inner voice of rightness

  6. BA7: Revision Plan • This is essentially just like the BA6, only with your own draft. • First, write a short summary of the strengths and weaknesses of your draft (two strengths and two weaknesses). Identify SPECIFIC elements. • Next, write a plan of action for revision in which you identify three revisions you plan to make and explain why you picked each one. Then, explain the steps you will take to revise each one. • So, minimum, you should have two paragraphs. • 500-650 words.

  7. What We’ll be Looking For • You need to thoroughly and accurately identify the strengths and weaknesses of your first draft. You also need to use specific language. • You need to use specific examples from your draft and any kind of feedback you’ve received thus far. • You need to provide an explanation for the revisions you choose to make and specify how you plan to revise. • You need to provide an overall evaluative statement of your draft and the significance of the revision you point out. • Overall communication, tone, etc.

  8. For Next Class • Read 15c from St. Martin’s • Bring your introduction • Connect everything back to your thesis, audience, and purpose (this will only work if these things are accurate) • Go through and connect every topic sentence back to your thesis • Then, go through your paragraph and connect each quote to the topic sentence. • Finally, look at your analysis and show the connection to audience and purpose. • If you can’t do all of these things, that is what needs to be revised.

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