GT+Nautical+Report+Editing

GT NAUTICAL REPORT EDITING    1. Circle your title  2.  Use and arrow to show your paragraphs (5)  3. Put a square around the first word of each sentence and a square around the end punctuation.  4. Count/label # of sentences total for each paragraph  a.   Intro: 3-5 sentences  b.   Body: 15-25 sentences  c.   Conclusion 3-5 sentences **  5. ****  Different kinds of sentences:   ** **  a.   ****   ___Declarative statement   ** **  b.   ****   ___Interrogative question   ** **  c.   ****   ___Exclamatory *appropriate? ** **  d.   ****   ___Imperative command *appropriate? **  6. NO NOs: well, got, get, I, cuz, cause, (because) should of, would of, could of, THE END <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;">**  7. ****  Be careful words: too many: is, are, was, were – passive voice = weak; highlight these and see if you can change to active voice   ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"> 8. 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;"> 9. ****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;">**  10. ****  No sentences begin with the same word!! ** **   Ways to fix beginnings: Vary sentence structure!! ** <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 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">**  c.   ** **  Transition words:  ****  first  **** ,  ****  next  ****  , finally,  ****  then  ****  , while,  ****  second  ****  …  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">**  d.   ****   Find a synonym for the word…don’t get ridiculous with it! ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">**  e.   ****   Combine two sentences into compound sentence   ** **  BODY PARAGRAPHS:   ** **  *Body paragraph #1 – Highlight topic sentence. The other sentences following should support, provide detail for that topic sentence. ** **   **Body paragraph #2 – Highlight topic sentence. Repeat…other sentences should support, provide detail, elaborate on…  ** **  ***Body paragraph #3 – Repeat above   **