When you set out on a
journey and night covers the road, you don't conclude that the road
has vanished. And how else could we discover the stars?
Unknown
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Writing Steps
Step 1 - Write the first draft of your story
- Use the ideas from your concept map to write the first draft
of your story in your writing journal. Convert the writing from
your journal into a word document using a word processing program.
Submit your first draft to the teacher's drop box.
Step 2 - Self-edit your story
- Use the editing
questions to self-edit your first draft and make
the necessary changes to your story. Title this draft Version
2 -Self edited and submit this version to the teacher's
drop box in the folder titled Version 2.
Step 3 - Peer Edit Stories
- Meet in your editing teams ( teams of three - one period per
story)
Refer to the editing
questions provided. Read through each story with
your team and make changes using a different colour font and/or
highlighting tool. Save this peer edited version of your story
as Version 3 - Peer edited and submit it to the
teacher's drop box.
Step 4 - Parent Edit
- Print a copy of your story and/or email a copy of your story
to your parents (guardians) for them to edit using the guide
questions provided. Make the necessary revisions
to your story and save it as Version 4 - Parent edited.
Submit this to the teacher along with your parent's
comments and suggestions.
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©
2003 Golden Hills School Division #75
© 2003 Crowther Memorial Junior High
School
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