No Excuses

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No Excuses!

• 10 things to check before
• turning in any assignment.

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Whats wrong?
it was almost December, and Jonas was beginning
to be frightened. no. wrong word, Jonas
thought. frightened meant that deep, sickening
feeling of something terrible about to happen.
frightened was the way he had felt a year ago
when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the
community twice.
p. 1- The Giver
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NO EXCUSES 1
Make sure you edit for Capitalization at the
beginning of each sentence!
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Whats wrong?
Oh, there are a few named gangs around, like the
river kings and the tiber street tigers, but here
in the southwest theres no gang rivalry.
p. 11- The Outsiders
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NO EXCUSES 2
Make sure you edit for Capitalization of proper
nouns and adjectives!
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Whats wrong?
On the fifth day I had read up to Shermans siege
of Atlanta in gone with the wind, owed Johnny a
hundred and fifty bucks from poker games, smoked
two packs of Camels, and as Johnny had predicted,
got sick.
p. 79- The Outsiders
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NO EXCUSES 3
Make sure you edit for Capitalization of titles!
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Whats wrong?
I dont care about Darry But I was still lying
and I knew it I lie to myself all the time But
I never believe me
p. 18- The Outsiders
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NO EXCUSES 4
Make sure you edit for End punctuation!
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Whats wrong?
But the most conspicuous difference was the
books. In his own dwelling, there were the
necessary reference volumes that each household
contained a dictionary, and the thick community
volume which contained descriptions of every
office factory building and committee.
p. 74- The Giver
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NO EXCUSES 5
Dont forget to edit for Commas in a series!
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Whats wrong?
Then in the same way that his own dwelling
slipped away behind him as he rounded a corner on
his bicycle the dream slipped away from his
thoughts.
p. 39- The Giver
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NO EXCUSES 6
Dont forget to edit for Comma(s) in a compound
sentence!
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Whats wrong?
But keeping this house fixed up is to much for
him now. I keep telling him to sell it and buy a
condo in Miami. He seems depressed. It
could be that comic strip you once made the one
about youre mother.
p. 99- Maus I A Survivors Tale
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NO EXCUSES 7
Dont forget to edit for Commonly confused
words!
to/two/too their/there/theyre
are/our/hour of/off your/youre than/then
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Whats wrong?
I went out to see my father in Rego Park. I
hadnt seen him in a long time. We werent that
close. He had aged a lot since I saw him last.
My mothers suicide and his two heart attacks had
taken their toll.
p. 11- Maus A Survivors Tale
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NO EXCUSES 8
Dont forget to edit for Apostrophes in
contractions and singular possessives!
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Whats wrong?
It occurred to me then that they could kill me.
I went wild. I started screeming for Soda, Darry,
anyone. Someone put his hand over my mouth, and I
bit it as hard as I culd, tasting the blood
runing throuh my teeth.
p. 5- The Outsiders
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NO EXCUSES 9
Dont forget to edit for Correct spelling of
high-frequency words!
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Whats wrong?
For next meeting Find articles or other text
that coul d be used as an introduction of or
extension of themes/ideas of core text books. Be
prepared to share s hort story ideas and
propaganda unit. For next meeting Find articles
or other text that coul d be used as an
introduction of or extension of themes/ideas of
core text books. Be prepared to share s hort
story ideas and propaganda unit.
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NO EXCUSES 10
Dont forget to edit for Name and date on your
paper!
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Review!
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In every piece of writing, Wydown writers
will edit for each of the following 1.
Capitalization at the beginning of the
sentence. 2. Capitalization of proper nouns and
adjectives. 3. Capitalization of titles. 4. End
punctuation. 5. Commas in a series. 6. Comma in a
compound sentence. 7. Commonly confused words.
to/two/too their/there/theyre
are/our/hour of/off your/youre
than/then 8. Apostrophes in contractions and
singular possessives. 9. Correct spelling of high
frequency words. 10. Name and date on paper.