Day 2 of the hard work, well at least for those of you who really are working hard to revise.
Some of you moved entire chapters, decided to start with the action rather than description of setting. I must admit, there are some great stories developing. Also, some of you amazed me with the critiques you gave your partners. You were thorough and gave excellent suggestions. Keep up the support!
But, the work must continue. Today we will look at voice and style.
1. How would you describe your writing style?
2. Skim the first 5 paragraphs of your novel. Then, skip to the middle of your novel, and read 5 paragraphs. Finally, go to the end of your novel and read your last 5 paragraphs. Are all the paragraphs that you read written in the same style? If not, what happened? What does this mean for your revision process? Where does the style change?
3. What are 3 changes you plan to make as you revise for voice and style? (Maybe you need to not use a monster SAT word in every sentence, or maybe you need to add some monster SAT words to your writing.)
Finally, there is an exit slip today. Be sure to submit it prior to the end of class.
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