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CONVENTIONSThe 6th writing trait
Conventions Spelling Grammar and Usage Punctuation Capitalization Paragraphing
Conventions are the mechanical correctness of a piece of writing.
Editing Conventions are the rules of the language
that make your text correct and easy for others to read.
When you follow the rules, readers don’t need to waste energy mentally editing; they can pay attention to your clever ideas, creative organization, unique voice, vibrant word choice, and lyrical fluency.
Notes on conventions Conventions are different than the first 5 traits
because, to improve those traits, you have been learning to revise – how to rethink and re-see your work.
Editing is fixing – making sure the text is as error-free as possible. The purpose is to make your paper readable to someone else.
Sometimes mistakes in conventions get in the way and keep the reader from understanding your message.
Developing a Proof-Reader’s Eye: Check everything Then check it again It’s often hard to spot your own mistakes. Try reading it aloud; it makes you slow
down. Have someone else look at your work. To be a good editor, you must practice. Teach yourself to read slowly, and with care. Be honest – dare to see what is!
One of the hardest tasks of the writer is to read what is on the page, not what the writer hoped would be on the page.
Donald Murray
the important of convections
it is so important to us good convection in you’re righting sew that your reader can understand what you are tring to say using punctuation is very important if you dont use propper punctuation the reeder can bee very confuse you do not want to confuse the reader when grammar was used incorrectly it can cause unecesary probs for your reader make sure to proofreed every thing you due at least once or two too make it the best possible composition it can when yur reader can just focus on the content and not on the litle misteaks they will enjoy your work so much more
How important is spelling?
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid!
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.
Some comments: I wulod kont lkie to raed waht you wotre
in a nveol a tushonad pgeas lnog.
And, of course, your brain wouldn't know what to look for in mixed up text if you hadn't learnt the patterns of correctly spelled words in the first place.
Homonyms: Spell CheckerEye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea seaIt plainly marques for my revueMiss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a wordAnd weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar writeIt shows me strait a weigh.
As swoon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two longAnd eye can put the error
riteIts rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
Punctuation Matters! Comma joke:
A panda walks into a restaurant and orders his food. When he is done, he pulls out a shotgun and blows off the waiter’s head and leaves. Another waiter is confused and tells his boss. The boss chuckles and shows him a dictionary. The dictionary reads: “the panda, a large furry bear;
eats, shoots, and leaves.”
Punctuation Matters!Dear John,
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, and thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy – will you let me be yours?
Gloria
Punctuation Matters!Dear John,
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,Gloria
Insert commas into the following sentences where you think appropriate:
1. Slow children crossing.2. Look at that huge hot dog.3. Go get him doctors!4. After we left Grandma Dad and I went to
the cinema.5. James walked on his head a little higher
than usual.6. What is this thing called honey?7. The student said the teacher is crazy.8. A woman without her man is nothing.
See the variations in meaning?
1. Slow children crossing.
OR
Slow, children crossing.
See the variations in meaning?2. Look at that huge hot dog.
OR Look at that huge, hot dog.
See the variations in meaning?
Go get him, doctor!
OR
Go, get him doctors!
See the variations in meaning?
After we left Grandma, Dad and I went to the cinema.
OR
After we left, Grandma, Dad and I went to the cinema.
See the variations in meaning? James walked on, his
head a little higher than usual.
OR
James walked on his head, a little higher than usual.
See the variations in meaning? What is this thing called
honey?
OR
What is this thing called, honey?
See the variations in meaning? The student said
the teacher is crazy.
OR
“The student”, said the teacher, “is crazy”.
See the variations in meaning? A woman, without
her man, is nothing.
OR
A woman: without her, man is nothing.
FIND THE ERRORS IN CONVENTION
These are real!
