Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Secondary English Language Arts Unit 3: Three Phase Composition Research: Overcoming Oppression Peer-Editing First read: On your first read through the draft, scrutinize the document looking at the following factors. Mark the document with the appropriate annotation: Mark Area Sp Unsure of spelling Frag Incomplete sentence Mark Area ? Confusing writing = Place under letters for capitalization issues Second read: Semicolon use: Review the use of semi-colons below, and then analyze your peer’s essay to identify where a semicolon is used or could be used. Used most commonly to connect two independent clauses without using a conjunction: o My uncle has sweaty armpits; he uses baby powder and deodorant to stay dry Used also to combine sentences with internal punctuation: o When Mr. Smith’s students agree on something, they’ll often high-five one another; students are all about the high-five. Not used when the two independent clauses are not related: o I beat my brother in our new video game. Also, I never eat mayonnaise straight from the jar. Because these video game victory is unrelated to your mayonnaise choices, the two should not be combined with a semi-colon. Used with a list in which items contain a comma: o My favorite BCPS alumni include Michael Phelps, Olympic champion; Maysa Leak, world-renowned jazz singer; and Mike Rowe, the awesome host of the show Dirty Jobs. In the space below either copy a sentence from your peer’s essay that correctly uses a semicolon or use a semicolon to combine two sentences from the draft: Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Secondary English Language Arts Unit 3: Three Phase Composition Research: Overcoming Oppression Peer-Editing Colon use: Review the use of a colon below, then analyze your peer’s essay to identify a place where a colon is used correctly or could be utilized. Think of the colon as a gate inviting the reader to continue on from one place to another Preceding the colon is an independent clause Following the colon is an explanation or list related to the preceding clause Remember that the preceding clause must be independent. See the following examples for clarification: o Her recipe for pie filling included six ingredients: apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and lemon juice. o Her recipe for pie filling included apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and lemon juice. (No colon here because “Her recipe for pie filling included” is not an independent clause) Use a colon to introduce a quote following an independent clause: o My teacher left me the following comment, “This is your best work by far!” o The teacher’s comment on my essay was very complimentary: “This is your best work by far!” In the space below either copy a sentence from your peer’s essay that correctly uses a colon or use a colon to combine two sentences from the draft: Works Cited: Access the following resource on Works Cited pages to carefully edit your peer’s Works Cited page. From Purdue University: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/ From University of Minnesota: http://writing.umn.edu/sws/assets/pdf/quicktips/mla_workscited.pdf