Mrs. Etter's English Emporium: June 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012

7th Grade--6/4

Today we finished watching A Raisin in the Sun and briefly discussed our preference between the script and the film.

Due tomorrow...

-Bring a digital copy of your story start

Long term due dates...

-Final fiction writing due on 6/7

Friday, June 1, 2012

7th Grade--6/1

Today we listened to the last student book talks of the year in the resource center.

Due Monday...

-None

Long term due dates...

-Final fiction writing due on 6/7

Mrs. Etter's Essay Marks

AQD= Analyze your quote directly

Usually this means that you are not staying focused on your quote during analysis. Also, you may need to use language from the quote in your analysis if your are not already doing so.

RTT= Relate to thesis

This means that you aren't connecting the analysis in your body paragraphs back to the overall message of your thesis.

WC= Word choice

This means that the word you are using is either overly casual, not being used correctly, or could be replaced by a stronger and more sophisticated word.

TS= Topic sentence

This either means that there is no topic sentence present or that it needs some serious rethinking

VSS= Varied sentence structure

This often means that you're using too many simple sentences in a row.

AWK= Awkward wording

Reword this section for more clarity.

FRAG= Fragment

This is not a sentence, dude.

SP= Spelling

This word is not spelled correctly

Q=Quote

Used as shorthand when I mean to say "quote"

BP=Body Paragraph

Used as shorthand when I mean to say "body paragraph"

CVT=Consistent Verb Tense
Verb tense should be consistently present tense or past tense unless you are intentionally switching.