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Here we go again…Step 1

Here we go again…Step 1. Review your “pros” chart from yesterday. Add some adjectives, and add some concrete, sensory details. Find FIVE spots in your essay to develop. . Step 2.

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Here we go again…Step 1

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  1. Here we go again…Step 1 • Review your “pros” chart from yesterday. Add some adjectives, and add some concrete, sensory details. • Find FIVE spots in your essay to develop.

  2. Step 2 Annie Dillard said, “All of the action on the page happens in the verbs.  Verbs control when something is happening in the mind of the reader.” • Circle all of your verbs, including am, is, are, was, were. See if you can substitute stronger, more vivid verbs for the ones you have. • Revise (at least) FIVE.

  3. Step 3 • Read your paper to EDIT any misspellings, run-ons, fragments, comma splices, or other punctuation issues.

  4. Step 4 • Revise for hedgers, gushers, and absolutes. Find ‘em and cross ‘em out. Hedgers: Maybe, might, kind of, sometimes, it seems like… Gushers: Very, so, really, overwhelmingly…. Absolutes: Always, never, all the time…

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