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Revising/Editing
6. After rereading your group’s draft, discuss these strategies for revision: Adding: How can we communicate our tone and theme more effectively by
adding imagery (descriptive and figurative language) and sound techniques? Consider adding language that uses onomatopoeia or alliteration.
Rearranging: What revisions should be made to rearrange the structure of lines or stanzas? Where can we change our line breaks for effect or emphasis?
Deleting: Are there any words or lines that do not contribute to our meaning or tone?
Editing: Are there mistakes in conventions that should be corrected?
ACTIVITY 4
Independent Writing
WRITING PROMPT: Write a poem on a topic of your choice. Be sure to include: • Imagery: descriptive and figurative language (for example: sensory detail,
simile, personification)
• Sound techniques (for example: alliteration, onomatopoeia) • Poetic elements (for example: stanzas, line breaks)
Refer to the Scoring Guide for this writing task on the following page to help you understand where to focus your attention and efforts.
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