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ESSENTIAL CONVENTIONS CHECK MATE. CLASSROOM POSTERS. STUDENT REFERENCE FOLDERS. MY OLD GRAMMAR GUIDE. SUGGESTIONS: High utility conventions Make it easy to check rules Hold students accountable. HOW DO I GET STUDENTS TO REVIEW AND APPLY CONVENTIONS?. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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COLLINS WRITING PROGRAMwww.collinsed.com
ESSENTIAL CONVENTIONS CHECK ESSENTIAL CONVENTIONS CHECK MATEMATE
CLASSROOM POSTERS
STUDENT REFERENCE FOLDERS
MY OLD GRAMMAR GUIDEMY OLD GRAMMAR GUIDE
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HOW DO I GET STUDENTS TO REVIEW AND HOW DO I GET STUDENTS TO REVIEW AND APPLY CONVENTIONS?APPLY CONVENTIONS?
SUGGESTIONS:1. High utility conventions2. Make it easy to check rules3. Hold students accountable
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDEQUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
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ALWAYS HANDY - DESKALWAYS HANDY - DESK
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ALWAYS HANDY - BINDERALWAYS HANDY - BINDER
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ALWAYS HANDY - BACKPACKALWAYS HANDY - BACKPACK
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FOUR LEVELS GRADES 2-12FOUR LEVELS GRADES 2-12
Level P = primary grades 2 & 3Level A = elementary grades 4-
6Level B = middle grades 6-9Level C = high school grades 9-
12
REVIEW & SPIRALING REVIEW & SPIRALING OF RULESOF RULES
LEVEL P LEVEL A LEVEL B LEVEL CPeriods Periods
Question Marks Question Marks
Exclamation Points
Exclamation Points
Avoid Sentence Fragments
Avoid Sentence Fragments
Avoid Sentence Fragments
Avoid Run-ons Avoid Run-ons Avoid Run-ons
Avoid Comma Splices
Avoid Comma Splices
Maintain Parallel
Structure
Rule 1:Complet
eSentenc
es
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TOP 20 COMMON ERRORSTOP 20 COMMON ERRORS
Level C (high school) Conventions identified as most
common errors by college freshmen
Marked on Check Mate with
Lunsford , A & Lunsford, K. “Mistakes are a Fact of Life”: A National Comparative Study. National Council of Teachers of English. CCC 59.4: 781-806.
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CLASSROOM POSTERS FOR CLASSROOM POSTERS FOR EACH LEVELEACH LEVEL
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CHECK MATE IN THE CHECK MATE IN THE CLASSROOMCLASSROOM
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CHECK MATE IN THE CHECK MATE IN THE CLASSROOMCLASSROOM
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STUDENT FOLDER RULES 2.C AND 6.C
RULES = FOCUS CORRECTION RULES = FOCUS CORRECTION AREASAREAS
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FCA
FCA
FCA
# 7
Clear Thesis/ 3 or more arguments 60 pts. Name: Gary Chadwell
3 Relevant Sources 20 pts. Date: 12/3
Conventions 2.c and 6.c 20 pts.
Title: Using Check Mate
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RULES = FOCUS CORRECTION RULES = FOCUS CORRECTION AREASAREAS
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CHECK MATE RULES USED FOR CHECK MATE RULES USED FOR SELF-EDITINGSELF-EDITING
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COMING IN 2011…COMING IN 2011…
Check Mate Teacher Resource Guides– Blackline Masters
• Tip Sheets• Glossary of Essential Terms• Daily Quick-Fix Sentences
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