CRUCIBLE & WM3SELF & 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, 2005. 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, 2013. Film.

TURN IT IN7th Period: 109583546th Period: 109702308th Period: 10970242

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