Transcript Never Drink Out of Dirty Cupsx

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
• You don’t want your writing to be dirty.
• It needs to be cleaned up before you
have a final version.
Your Own Revising
• When revising your writing you want to keep
the following acronym in mind:
C apitalization
U sage
P unctuation
S pelling
Your Own Revising
• First we are going to focus on capitalization
and punctuation.
C apitalization
U
P unctuation
S
Capitalization & Punctuation
•Use a highlighter to highlight the capital
letters at the beginning of sentences.
•Make sure beginning of every sentence is
capitalized.
•Highlight names and any other proper
nouns to make sure they are capitalized.
•Highlight punctuation at end
of sentences to make sure it is
correct.
Your Own Revising
• Now we are going to focus on usage and
spelling.
C
U sage
P
S pelling
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 .
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.
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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