lesson 12: final draft
Whew!
I don't know about you, but I see 'final' in the title of this lesson, and I get excited! Yes, we are DONE with the essay after this lesson.
So take a minute and pull up the essay you've been continuously working on this unit about John Muir's 'Calypso Borealis and William Wordsworth's 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.'
This lesson, we are going to spend time making sure our sentences are structurally sound along with learning about parallel structure.
Ready?
Let's go!
I don't know about you, but I see 'final' in the title of this lesson, and I get excited! Yes, we are DONE with the essay after this lesson.
So take a minute and pull up the essay you've been continuously working on this unit about John Muir's 'Calypso Borealis and William Wordsworth's 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.'
This lesson, we are going to spend time making sure our sentences are structurally sound along with learning about parallel structure.
Ready?
Let's go!
Parallel Structure
You know the word parallel from math class, and yes we can use it in English to describe the format of a sentence.
Take a look at the 'video' on slide 1 to get started with understanding parallel structure in English class.
That didn't do it, huh?
Ok, try this:
Take a look at the 'video' on slide 1 to get started with understanding parallel structure in English class.
That didn't do it, huh?
Ok, try this:
There that's better!
Review your essay for parallel sentence structure. Fix any mistakes you find.
Review your essay for parallel sentence structure. Fix any mistakes you find.
Final draft format
You are just about ready to turn in the final draft of your essay.
Check the stuff on slide 4 and make the changes to your essay as needed.
Check the stuff on slide 4 and make the changes to your essay as needed.
Grammar fun!
Review your essay to make sure you follow the rules under each of the links on slide 5.
For more practice with these rules, be sure to work through the interactive.
HINT: MUCH OF THIS GRAMMAR STUFF WILL BE ON THE SEMESTER EXAM
For more practice with these rules, be sure to work through the interactive.
HINT: MUCH OF THIS GRAMMAR STUFF WILL BE ON THE SEMESTER EXAM
assessment: portfolio
On slide 7 of the lesson, you are given the Revision Workshop Worksheet to complete.
PLEASE DO NOT COMPLETE IT.
Instead upload your final draft into the drop box for this lesson.
WOW!! AMAZING!! YOU ARE ALMOST DONE WITH THE COURSE!!
PLEASE DO NOT COMPLETE IT.
Instead upload your final draft into the drop box for this lesson.
WOW!! AMAZING!! YOU ARE ALMOST DONE WITH THE COURSE!!