CRUCIBLE & WM3 SELF & PEER EDITING

SELF EDITING

HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  In BLUE highlight your THESIS sentence  In GREEN highlight your TOPIC sentences  In ORANGE highlight your QUOTES and CITATIONS

THESIS SENTENCE:  Is it the last 1-2 sentences of your introduction?  Does it mention:  Words to show compare/contrast (e.x. similar, different, alike, etc)  The two cases (Salem Witch Trials & WM3)  Your two points (setting, characters, trial, evidence, outcome, etc)

TOPIC SENTENCES  Is it the first sentence of body paragraph 1?  Is it the first sentence of body paragraph 2?  Does it generally mention your topic without giving away specifics?  **NOTE: be sure that for each body paragraph you have TWO points. E.x.: for characters your first point could be Jessie Misskelly and Tituba; your second point could be Jerry Driver and Hale.

HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  In BLUE highlight your THESIS sentence  In GREEN highlight your TOPIC sentences  In ORANGE highlight your QUOTES and CITATIONS

QUOTES AND CITATIONS  Check body paragraph 1– do you have 2 quotes from Crucible and 2 paraphrases from West of Memphis ?  Check body paragraph 2– do you have 2 quotes from Crucible and 2 paraphrases from West of Memphis ?  Are your quotes embedded or are they naked?  Check your citations. Do they look like the following:  (Miller #) ( West of Memphis)

PEER EDITING

READ YOUR PARTNER’S DRAFT AND DO THE FOLLOWING :  Underline any awkward wording & circle any misspelled words  It’s not your job to fix the wording or spelling– just point it out  Check to ensure he/she meets the requirements of the essay and that his/her facts are correct  When you both are done, share something that your partner did well and something that he/she needs to improve on

MLA & WORKS CITED

MLA FORMAT:  Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced

MLA HEADING:  File  New  type in “MLA” & open the document

MLA HEADING:  File  New  type in “MLA” & open the document

MLA HEADING:  File  New  type in “MLA” & open the document

WORKS CITED:  Is on the last page of your essay all by itself  Center the title of the page (Works Cited)  You should have at least 2 sources: our book and the film. They need to be in alphabetical order and double spaced. If a citation doesn’t fit on one line, indent the second line.

WORKS CITED: Citing a Book: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of publication. Medium of publication. Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Print.

WORKS CITED: Citing a DVD: Title of Film. Dir. Firstname Lastname. Film Distributor, Year published. Medium of publication. West of Memphis. Dir. Amy Berg. Sony Pictures Classics, Film.

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