Focused Essay Corrections

Do now: Review the comments made on your essay

Objectives:

• identify the characteristics of passive voice
• identify unnecessary use of passive voice in literary analysis essays
• edit their own work to correct passive voice
• revise the clarity, depth of content, and/or edit style and mechanics in their essay

Agenda:

1. do now
2. Top Ten Issues in Literary Analysis Essays Google Slides

2. Passive voice and Zombies Google Slides

3. individually: highlight activity for passive voice

4. Revision form: Everyone must complete the form, even if you do not plan on revising the essay

5. Summarizer

HW: Gatsby Chapter 5 due MONDAY.  Essay revisions will be due by Dec. 11th.