Explicit Proofreading

Implicit Proofreading
Spend 30 minutes finishing up the Implicit Proofreading activity we started yesterday.  If you have finished already, then revise what you found!

Explicit Proofreading:  FANBOYS (aka, Coordinating Conjunctions)
Review these using the handout linked above.  Make sure to remember:

• These are used to logically connect two complete sentences.
• Make sure to remember the punctuation; when joining 2 complete sentences with a FANBOY, you ALWAYS need a comma before the FANBOY.

Explicit Proofreading:  Dialogue

Review the rules for dialogue using the handout linked above.  Pay special attention to:

• Paragraph rules (new speaker = new paragraph)
• Punctuation rules (punctuation marks go inside the quotation marks, and use commas to separate descriptors from dialogue)

Explicit Proofreading Process

Step 1:  FANBOYS

• Read through your paper, circle every FANBOY (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
• Once they are circled, start at the beginning of your paper.
• For each FANBOY, do the following:
• Is this joining 2 complete sentences?  If NO, move on to the next FANBOY.  If YES…
• Is it punctuated with a comma before the FANBOY?  If YES, move to the next FANBOY!  If NO, fix it!

Step 2: Punctuating Dialogue

• Go through your story carefully.  For each piece of dialogue, check the following things:
• Do you have new paragraph every time you have a new speaker?  If not, fix it!
• Is your punctuation inside the quotation marks?  If not, Lori says, “Fix it!  Fix it NOW!”
• Is your dialogue joined to the description of the dialogue with a comma?  If not, do it.  Stephen said, “If you don’t put a comma to join these things, I will cut you!"

Story Formatting Guidelines

• Single spaced (not 2, not 1.5, not 1.15)
• 11 or 12 pt font (whatever the default font size is for the font you're using...but NO BIGGER that 12!)
• Name in top left corner
• Title:  Centered, 20 pt, Bold

HOMEWORK: Short Story

1. Finish revisions
2. Proofread CAREFULLY.  If possible have another person do a final proofread for you when you have done all that you are capable of.
3. Check formatting (see above for guidelines).
4. FINAL DRAFT DUE:  Monday, Start of Class.  Printed and emailed BEFORE CLASS STARTS.