Nautical+Report+Editing

NAUTICAL REPORT EDITING    1. Circle your title  2.  Use an arrow to SHOW your paragraphs (3)  3. Put a square around the first word of each sentence and a square around the end punctuation.  4. Count the number of sentences total for each paragraph  5. Intro: 3-5 sentences  6. Body: 8-10 sentences  7. Conclusion 3-5 sentences  8. Different kinds of sentences:  a. ___Declarative statement  b. ___Interrogative question  c. ___Exclamatory  d. ___Imperative command  9. NO NOs: well, got, get, I, cuz, cause, (because) should of, would of, could of, THE END…Be careful words: too many: is, are, was, were – highlight NO But… at the beginning. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"> 10. ****I AM GOING TO TELL YOU, I AM GOING TO WRITE ABOUT –YIKES…NONONONONO <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;">**  11. ****  No more than two sentences begin with the same word!! ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;">**  12. ****  Ways to fix beginnings:   ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">**  a.   ****   Start with a prepositional phrase: In the beginning, For most sharks, beneath the ocean…   ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">**  b.   ****   SC word…__Because__ sharks are nocturnal, __Since__ sharks have many teeth, __If__ sharks did not have fins,    ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">**  c.   ** **  Transition words:  ****  first  **** ,  ****  next  ****  , finally,  ****  then  ****  , while,  ****  second  ****  …  **