Never Drink Out of Dirty Cups

1. Never Drink Out of Dirty Cups

2. What could happen if you drank out of a dirty cup? • You could get sick • You could get a disease • You could make other people sick • You could go to the hospital

3. Your Writing • You don’t want your writing to be dirty. • It needs to be cleaned up before you have a final version.

4. Your Own Revising • When revising your writing you want to keep the following acronym in mind: C U P S apitalization sage unctuation pelling

5. Your Own Revising • First we are going to focus on capitalization and punctuation. C U P S apitalization unctuation

6. Capitalization & Punctuation • Use a highlighter to highlight the capital letters at the beginning of sentences. • Make sure beginning of every sentence is capitalized. • Highlight namesand any other proper nouns to make sure they are capitalized. • Highlight punctuation at end of sentences to make sure it is correct.

7. Your Own Revising • Now we are going to focus on usage and spelling. C U P S sage pelling

8. Spelling • Look at every single word. Put a check √ if it is spelled correctly or a question mark? if you are not sure on top of every word. • Circle ⃝ the ? question marks .

9. Usage • Usage is not writing like you talk. No texting allowed! • Watch for commonly misused words. (its, it’s, there, their, they’re, wear, were, we’re, where) etc. • Underline if not sure.

10. More Usage • Nouns- Circle ⃝every noun. Add an adjective (word that describes) in front of every noun to make paper more alive. • Verbs – Put a box around every verb. Put an adverb (slowly, passionately) before each verb. The adverb tells how/to what extent it was done.

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