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ESSENTIAL CONVENTIONS CHECK ESSENTIAL CONVENTIONS CHECK MATEMATE

CLASSROOM POSTERS

STUDENT REFERENCE FOLDERS

MY OLD GRAMMAR GUIDEMY OLD GRAMMAR GUIDE

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HOW DO I GET STUDENTS TO REVIEW AND HOW DO I GET STUDENTS TO REVIEW AND APPLY CONVENTIONS?APPLY CONVENTIONS?

SUGGESTIONS:1. High utility conventions2. Make it easy to check rules3. Hold students accountable

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FOUR LEVELS GRADES 2-12FOUR LEVELS GRADES 2-12

Level P = primary grades 2 & 3Level A = elementary grades 4-

6Level B = middle grades 6-9Level C = high school grades 9-

12

REVIEW & SPIRALING REVIEW & SPIRALING OF RULESOF RULES

LEVEL P LEVEL A LEVEL B LEVEL CPeriods Periods

Question Marks Question Marks

Exclamation Points

Exclamation Points

Avoid Sentence Fragments

Avoid Sentence Fragments

Avoid Sentence Fragments

Avoid Run-ons Avoid Run-ons Avoid Run-ons

Avoid Comma Splices

Avoid Comma Splices

Maintain Parallel

Structure

Rule 1:Complet

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TOP 20 COMMON ERRORSTOP 20 COMMON ERRORS

Level C (high school) Conventions identified as most

common errors by college freshmen

Marked on Check Mate with

Lunsford , A & Lunsford, K. “Mistakes are a Fact of Life”: A National Comparative Study. National Council of Teachers of English. CCC 59.4: 781-806.

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CLASSROOM POSTERS FOR CLASSROOM POSTERS FOR EACH LEVELEACH LEVEL

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CHECK MATE IN THE CHECK MATE IN THE CLASSROOMCLASSROOM

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CHECK MATE IN THE CHECK MATE IN THE CLASSROOMCLASSROOM

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STUDENT FOLDER RULES 2.C AND 6.C

RULES = FOCUS CORRECTION RULES = FOCUS CORRECTION AREASAREAS

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FCA

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# 7

Clear Thesis/ 3 or more arguments 60 pts. Name: Gary Chadwell

3 Relevant Sources 20 pts. Date: 12/3

Conventions 2.c and 6.c 20 pts.

Title: Using Check Mate

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RULES = FOCUS CORRECTION RULES = FOCUS CORRECTION AREASAREAS

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CHECK MATE RULES USED FOR CHECK MATE RULES USED FOR SELF-EDITINGSELF-EDITING

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