Polished piece

Step One:  Re-Read ALL Your Five-Minute Writings


Step Two:  Annotate Your Selected Five-Minute Writing Using All of the Following:

What do I like?

What are some words that I like?

Is there a sentence or a phrase that I like?

Are there places in my writing where I have more to say?

What sentence sounds the most like me?

Where am I telling something that would be better to show?

Are there writing crimes--contractions, fragments, run-on sentences?

Can this piece of writing be developed into a solid essay?  Why or why not?
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Step Three:  Spend 10-15 minutes polishing the five-minute writing you selected.


Step Four:  Turn in your Polished Piece.  Label Name, Date, Polished Piece #1.