7th Grade Language Arts: Narrative Paper Final Draft

The final draft of the Personal Narrative Paper is due Wednesday.  During the past few weeks students worked hard interviewing relatives, organizing information, drafting, revising, and editing.

Many of the seventh grade students set goals this quarter to put more effort into the revision and editing process.  Encourage your child to spend some time at home going over their paper at least one more time before the due date to make any final revisions or edits.  Students should double check the rubric to make sure they have met all of the expectations.

Some helpful revision tips include:
Scanning for boring/bland word choice and replacing words with more vivid word choice.
Making sure topic sentences are clear and concise.
Making sure to vary the words used to start sentences.
Expanding on simple, short, or incomplete sentences or paragraphs with additional information.
Breaking up run-on sentences into multiple sentences.
Using the editing checklist provided in the Writing Workshop LiveBinder