Never Drink Out of Dirty Cups What could

Never Drink Out of Dirty Cups

What could happen if you drank out of a dirty cup? • You could get sick • You could get a disease • You could make other people sick • You could go to the hospital

Your Writing • You don’t want your writing to be dirty. • It needs to be cleaned up before you have a final version.

Your Own Revising • When revising your writing you want to keep the following acronym in mind: C apitalization U sage P unctuation S pelling

Your Own Revising • First we are going to focus on capitalization and punctuation. C apitalization U P unctuation S

Capitalization & Punctuation • Use a highlighter to highlight the capital letters at the beginning of sentences. • Make sure beginning of every sentence is capitalized. • Highlight names and any other proper nouns to make sure they are capitalized. • Highlight punctuation at end of sentences to make sure it is correct.

Your Own Revising • Now we are going to focus on usage and spelling. C U sage P S pelling

Spelling • Look at every single word. Put a check √ if it is spelled correctly or a question mark? if you are not sure on top of every word. • Circle the ? question marks.

Usage • Usage is not writing like you talk. No texting allowed! • Watch for commonly misused words. (its, it’s, there, their, they’re, wear, were, we’re, where) etc. • Underline if not sure.

More Usage • Nouns- Circle every noun. Add an adjective (word that describes) in front of every noun to make paper more alive. • Verbs – Put a box around every verb. Put an adverb (slowly, passionately) before each verb. The adverb tells how/to what extent it was done.

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