WARM UP

1. WARM UP • Put your SpringBoard book on the shelf neatly. • Get out your rough draft and a colored pen. RANDOM FACT OF THE DAY: Polar bears are left handed.

2. Peer Editing Interview Narrative

3. Introduction • Does the introduction grab your attention? • Does it include a description of the person they have interviewed or describe what they are wearing, how they look, how they carry themselves, the setting, mannerisms etc… • Rate the paper’s introduction – • 3 = Excellent Intro (don’t change a thing) • 2= Good - needs a little work but is okay • 1 = is missing an introduction or needs to be revised completely • Check for run-on sentences/fragments/punctuation/spelling errors etc.

4. Body Paragraphs • Did they describe the person’s overall experience in high school? • Did they insightfully describe at least one incident from the person’s high school experience which influenced his or her “coming of age”; is this incident easily identifiable and relevant? • Did they use vivid imagery, careful diction, and a mix of direct and indirect quotations to convey a sense of the interviewee’s voice in their narrative? • Do they have at least 3 embedded direct quotes? *Make sure they use the quotation marks correctly

5. Body Paragraphs • Star at least two places that they could improve with more imagery, details, examples, quotes, etc. • Questions should be evident (buried) in the narrative, not listed. Do they include the actual question, causing the paper to read like a question and answer session? If so, please make a note and tell them it should read like a story and not a Q & A session • Please make a note if they need more information • VOICE – Do you get a sense of who the person is that was interviewed? Do you get a sense of who the writer is? • 3 = Excellent body paragraphs (don’t change a thing) • 2= Good - needs a little work but is okay • 1 = Needs a lot of work to make your paper stand out • Check for run-on sentences/fragments/punctuation/spelling errors etc.

6. Conclusion • The conclusion captures what they learned from the interview and how they can apply what was learned as they experience high school • It ends in an insightful and creative way • 3 = Excellent Conclusion (don’t change a thing) • 2= Good - needs a little work but is okay • 1 = Missing the conclusion or needs to be revised completely • Check for run-on sentences/fragments/punctuation/spelling errors etc.

7. Formatting Checklist • ___Title – narrative contains a creative title (not just their name) • ___Final draft is typed • ___ 12 point font • ___ Times New Roman • ___ double spaced – no extra space between paragraphs • ___ 1 inch margins • ___ appropriate MLA heading • ____ title centered • ____indented paragraphs • ____minimum of two pages

8. Independent Revision • Spell out any number under 100, excluding dates (keep dates the same – do not spell out) • Do not use contractions – unless it’s in a direct quote • Example – change wasn’t to was not • Avoid informal language (remember diction is just as important to the writer as it is for the reader) • Place quotation marks around direct quotations

9. Due Wednesday 9/18: Final Draft Bring a printed copy to class for a major grade Library opens at 7:30 a.m. if you can’t print at home