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acTIVITY 3.15 continued
0 Students will reread and revise their own letter written earlier in this activity. They should thoughtfully consider when and how to apply the revision strategies learned in this activity as well check for mechanics before they share their before and after versions with a classmate.
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aCTIvITy 3.15
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Saying Too much or Too little?
my Notes
7. Return to the letter you revised for the timed writing in Activity 3.14. Read it for coherence and for possible sentences or ideas to delete. Be sure to
• Read for coherence to help you decide whether deleting (or adding) ideas would improve the flow of the letter.
• Identify and remove irrelevant, repetitive, or meaningless ideas.
• Check your letter for correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Select a part of your letter that you revised by deleting. Read the “before” and “after” versions to a peer to get feedback.
Language and Writer’s Craft: Revising by Creating Complex Sentences
Sentence variety is another important aspect of good writing. Varying the types of sentences you use helps keep your audience interested. One way to create sentence variety is by revising to create complex sentences.
A complex sentence shows a close relationship between two ideas. It is made up of a dependent clause and an independent clause.
• A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence. For example, because i feel strongly about this subject is a dependent clause.
• An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. For example, i have decided to write a letter to share my thoughts stands alone as a complete thought.
• A complex sentence combines a dependent and an independent clause. For example, Because i feel strongly about this subject, i have decided to write a letter to share my thoughts.
Dependent clauses are easy to identify because they almost always start with a “dependent marker” such as those in the list below.
after
as though
in order that
unless
although
because
provided that
whereas
as if
before
since
while
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