Download Memoir Revision Worksheet

Name
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Memoir Revision Worksheet
_ Date
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Title of memoir
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_ Read your memoir aloud. Correct any mistakes and make any changes
necessary.
Read your memoir aloud to another student. Make any more necessary
changes. Have this student sign this paper to verify that you have read aloud to him/her.
Signature
Date
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Content:
Conventions:
_ Write your lead.
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Which type of lead did you use? Circle One
Where
When
Interesting Comment
Action Verb
Introduce a Character
Dialogue
Draw a picture of your lead. Color it. Do you need to add more detal to your lead in order
to draw this picture?
Circle all “to be” verbs in red. Now replace some of them with action verbs.
List the best tow that you changed. Use a Thesaurus.
From
To
Highlight in yellow, the first three words in each sentence. Have you repeated
or used the same sentence openings too often? Change sentence openings to add variety
to your writing.
Check the length of your sentences. Do you have some long and some short
sentences? If a sentence has 15 or more words, check to see if it is a run on. If a sentence
has less than five works, check to see if it is a fragment.
Word Choice is important. Use a thesaurus to help improve your word choice.
Use a pink highlighter on each word that you have changed. List at least three words that
you changed using the thesaurus.
From
To
What is the best sentence in your entire piece? Write it.
Why is it your favorite?
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Where have you used WRITER’S CRAFT? Highlight these places in green.
List at least five of these below.
Type of Craft
Example from your writing
Identify two places where you have (or should have) appealed to one of the
five senses (using imagery). For example the reader hear something in the story? See
something? Highlight these places in blue. Write two examples below.
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2.
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Story transitions help to move the story along. Put a red box around each of
your story transitions. List the story transitions that you used.
Does your story come to smooth stop? Please write your ending here.
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Circle which type of ending you used.
Feel a feeling
Remember a character
Get your point
Think about the story
Did Mrs. Butcher or any other teacher help you with your revisions? Have that
teacher intial here.
NOW…it is time to make these changes in your document on the computer and print
your next draft.
NEXT..EDIT this new draft. Now your looking at Conventions. Check for:
Punctuation
Spelling
Capitalization
Mechanics
Now, do the same thing with a partner. Partner’s signature
Punctuation
Spelling
Capitalization
Mechanics
FINALLY…make these changes on the computer and print your final copy.