Conventions & Presentation

Scoring Conventions

100

Taking into consideration aspects other than spelling when grading for conventions.

What is Looking beyond spelling? 

200

Giving students positive feedback as well as constructive criticism when grading their writing. 

What is Looking for what is done well?

300

Looking at conventions first before looking at any other for the five traits of writing. 

What is scoring conventions before other traits 

400

Taking into consideration how legible a student's writing is rather than considering how neat their writing looks. 

What is do not consider neatness or handwriting in scoring the conventions of your own students?

500

Not demanding conventional perfection from your students because nobodies writing is ever free of errors. 

What is do not over react?

All about conventions

100

Are a reflection of what is currently accepted in print. It is everything from grammar and punctuation to usage and capitalization

What is "Conventions"?

200

Having students use specific symbols in their writing. For examples underlining a letter three times or drawing a line across a word or sentence.  

What is "teach copyeditors' symbols"?

300

Using examples found in different types of literature to help you teach conventions.

What is " instead... look to literature? 

400

Using a list of conventional problems that frequently appear in your students' writing to guide your instruction.

What is "let students guide the curriculum"? 

500

Encouraging students to wait three days or more between editing and writing. 

What is "remember the 72 hour rule"?

All about presentation

100

Is anything that affects the overall look of the document. It includes; Font choice, Color, Artwork, How things are arranged on the page, The shape of the text, Graphics, Structural elements 

What is presentation?

200

Teaching students about presentation by showing students different examples of books?

What is "begin by collecting examples"?

300

Going through different types of fonts to see which one is the best for the written assessment.  

What is "explore fonts"?

400

Allowing students to work on creating book covers, photo collages, websites, wikis, picture books, and PowerPoint presentations 

What is" give students opportunities to work on pieces that demand strong presentation"? 

500

Having students work in groups where one is the skilled editor, one is the photographer, one is a general document design, and one a copywriter  

What is "encourage students to work together"?

More about conventions

100

Reminding your students the "good editors read a text more than once, and many read aloud "

 

What is "encouraging students to edit with their ears not just their eyes"?

200

Marking what the students did right instead of circling their mistakes.

What is "celebrating what students do right"?

300

Focusing on fixing one kind of problem at a time when doing editing lessons.

What is"keep editing short and focused"? 

400

Teaching students about the types of conventions used in math, music or science 

What is "teach content area conventions too"?

500

Showing the students the importance of conventions by providing them with the following sentence.

 "Porlie riten Koppy helpsthem seee the valeu; of Stronge convenshions in Klewing. The Reader?" 

What is "Helping Students Understand The Reason Behind Conventions"?