Writing a Biography - Part Three

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Grade Level

• High School

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Subject

• History

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Length of Time

• 1 Hour

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Description

• In this lesson, students will edit and revise their first draft. They will type their final copy on the computer.

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Goals

• Students will learn:
  
  * How to edit and revise
  
  * How to write their final copy
  
  

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Materials Needed

• * Pens and Whiteouts
  
  * Notebook paper
  
  * Computer

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Procedure

• First, you will have the students take their first drafts and read them over during their class and edit and revise their work.
  
  They will edit their work for grammatical errors, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, paragraph structure, organization, quotations, and research information such as pages, books, and websites.
  
  When they have their first draft completed, then they can write their final copy.
  
  After that, they can type their final copy on the computer before they submit it for grading.
  
  They can type their paper as a homework assignment and submit it the next day.
  
  

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Grading

• There won't be any grading until they have completed their final copy.

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