Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Reflect and Take Action!

Writers,

We have spent ample time learning about writing conventions by studying the following in our own Personal Narrative writing:

  • end punctuation
  • capitalization
  • dialogue punctuation
  • ellipses
  • commas
  • paragraphs
  • complex and varied sentence structure.
We have also talked about writing craft, and the use of the following:

  • show not tell
  • dialogue
  • setting
  • action
  • internal thinking/feeling
  • elaboration
  • descriptive language.
As a writer, it is important to notice the things we do well, and also to reflect on the things we can improve upon. Please take a moment to review your Personal Narrative, reflect on your peer editing experience yesterday, and make an ACTION PLAN for your future writing. Please choose at least one convention and one craft from the list above and explain WHY you need to improve in this area and HOW you plan to do this.

*You must write in complete sentences and give a detailed response.