September+6,+2016+(Activity+1.8b)

September 6, 2016

**Activity 1.8: Language & Writer's Craft: Revising & Editing**

 * Resource: **

Today we will conclude our discussion on editing and revising papers.
 * Bellringer: **

What is the thing that you DISLIKE the most about editing and revising?

Learning Target:
- Identify effective techniques and strategies for writing groups - Participate in collaborative discussions to revise and edit a narrative draft.

Today, we ...

 * 1) Completed the Bellringer
 * 2) Discussed the Learning Targets
 * 3) Discuss
 * 4) the Revision Process on page 37
 * 5) Strategy: Self-Editing/Peer-Editing
 * 6) Using Resources and References to Revise on page 38
 * 7) Editing a Draft
 * 8) Language and Writer's Craft: Verbs and Mood
 * 1) Read the Excerpt from Wrinkle in Time on page 39 and analyze the verb moods.
 * 2) Complete #9 at the top of page 40, discussing the correct answers that should be substituted for the italicized verbs.
 * 3) Discuss #12 on page 41 as a wrap up of our discussion.

** Homework:  ** Finish the ** CYU: Writing Prompt ** on page 35. (This is an extra night to work on these items since most students forgot about them over the Labor Day weekend)

Finish the Road of Trials draft for Tuesday (this is a continuation of the Hero's Journey narrative that we began writing earlier this week).

Also, you should use the visual techniques we learned about in Activity 1.4 (framing, camera angles, and lighting) to create a storyboard that illustrates your hero's Road of Trials. Students can opt to create a comic book-style page with drawings and word balloons to create a visual story of their Road of Trials.