1- Open up your
My Turn essay on the screen in front of you.
2- Spend no
more than 10 minutes reviewing and making final revisions.
3- Review your
headline: make sure it’s not vague or uninteresting. Provide a more specific
sub-headline.
4- TRADE PLACES
WITH SOMEONE YOU DID NOT PEER EDIT LAST CLASS!
5- Editors: Headline:
is it interesting? Does it tell the story? Does it grab your attention? If not,
put: ***
6- Read the
intro. Does it tell you what the essay is about within the first paragraph? Can
you gage what the thesis or main point is? Is it interesting? Are you
entertained or moved? Write comments at the end of the paragraph in italicize
and parentheses: (comments on the intro)
7- Repeat the
same steps for each body paragraph. Does
each paragraph have a central idea that supports the main idea? Is it
interesting? Are there SPECIFIC personal details? Sensory description? Write
comments at the end of the paragraph in italicize and parentheses: (comments on the body paragraph in question)
8- Check for
grammatical, punctuation, redundancies, and homonym errors. UNDERLINE.
9- TRADE PLACES
WITH SOMEONE YOU DID NOT PEER EDIT LAST CLASS!
10-
Revise your own piece again (yes, again) and delete
the editor’s comments as you go.
11-
Remove the “school-type” heading. You should only have
a headline bold and centered and a byline below. Remove date, Ms. Gokturk, Journalism, etc.
Awesome
Headline
Spectacular Sub-headline
By Name
12-
Highlight body of essayàchange to 10 font, Times New Roman, single spaced
13-
At the end of your essay, write your name and address,
phone, email in this format:
Donald Trump
Home: (516) 883-5555
Cell: (516) 521-6789
Email: dtrump@portnet.k12.ny.us
14-
After the data entered, provide a brief bio:
I am 56 years old and a senior at
15-
Save As: LAST NAMEàV DRIVE àMy Turn Folder
16-
Now, copy all the text and paste into the body of an
email. Close the document. Attach the final draft to the email. TO: myturn@newsweek.com
CC: vgokturk@portnet.k12.ny.us
SUBJECT: My Turn Submission (Name)