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1103 Biographical Article Project: Rough DraftNo movie or TV script is perfect the first time it’s written. Scripts consistently go throughmany revisions that remove, add to, or alter the original writing. You do this as a student, too,when you write a rough draft of an essay and proofread and revise it. Just like a movie doesn’tgo directly from script to screen, your essay shouldn’t be written and immediately turned over toyour teacher.In previous projects, you’ve already covered brainstorming, choosing a topic, finalizing a thesis,figuring out supporting points, and creating an outline. Now you will finally be sitting down towrite the five-paragraph essay, editing it, and receiving feedback on it before you turn in the finaldraft at the end of this unit. Note that you need to do this project first before you can properlycomplete your final draft project. Remember: projects needing to be reassigned for any reasoncould 20% of your final grade deducted as per teacher discretion, so you want to make sureyou are doing your work properly before the final draft!Exercise One: Write!Using your thesis statement and outline from the previous project to guide you, start writing yourbiographical article. Start writing where you feel comfortable. If you can’t think of a catchyintroduction, begin writing the body of your draft and come back to the introduction later. Inother words, you do not need to write exactly in the order of your outline; you just need to makesure that your completed draft correctly follows your outline’ structure.Remember that your draft should be about 600-800 words (2-3 pages). You want to aim forconcisely developing your ideas, with no rambling or unnecessary/repetitive information. Usewhat you've learned about well-developed paragraphs, effective transitions, and powerful wordchoice. Include your full thesis statement in the introduction, and finish the draft with aconclusion that rephrases the idea of the thesis statement (do not re-write the thesis word-forword,though).This rough draft does not have to be perfect! Your teacher will not grade your draft, since youare still working on it. For now, write the best paper you can. You will be able to fix anyproblems later.Write the draft of your biographical essay below.Exercise Two: Revising Vs. Proofreading14
You’ve gotten all your ideas out of your head and onto paper. Now it’s time to revise andproofread your draft. What’s the difference between the two, you ask?Proofreading: Proofreading is the process of checking all the little details. You’ll look forgrammatical and conventional errors, as well as any formatting or layout issues. Proofreadingcovers spelling, punctuation, grammar, word choice, complete sentences, etc.When you are proofreading, you are making sure the reader does not stumble over your messagedue to conventional errors.Here’s a link that explains some common proofreading errors to look for in your essay:http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/proofing_grammar.shtml.Revising: Revising means to re-write and re-work your paper in a broader sense of organization,ideas, and meaning. When you revise, you will be making sure that:Your supporting points are clearly explainedYour sentences are in logical orderYour ideas flow smoothly from one sentence to the next, and from one paragraph to thenextEtc.You may remove sentences or information that is not required, and you may even need torestructure an entire paragraph or two if this would better convey the ideas to the reader.Essentially, when you are revising, you are making sure the reader will focus on your thesis,main points, and overall message of the essay.Now that you know what revising and proofreading are, take a break from your essay’s draft.Come back to your draft with fresh eyes. Read through your rough draft to see if your writingmakes sense; better yet, read it to another person. Does it show what you want your reader tounderstand? If not, make some notes and corrections directly on your rough draft on howyou can clarify and fix your writing for the final draft.You MUST proofread and revise your rough draft before submitting this project. If you donot, it will be apparent to your teacher that you skipped this step, and it will affect yourgrade.Exercise Three: Looks MatterBecause this was a research paper, you must have works cited sources and parentheticalcitations. You also need to format your essay’s general layout so it meets proper MLA15
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