1. Circle the prepositions (of, in, about, for, onto, into)
2. Draw a box around the "is" verb forms
3. Ask, "Where's the action?"
4. Change the "action" into a simple verb
5. Move the doer into the subject (Who's kicking whom?)
6. Eliminate any unnecessary slow wind-ups
7. Eliminate any redundancies.
Perform the paramedic method on at least one paragraph (preferably the first) of you partner's paper. If you finish the paragraph before the end of class, proceed to the next one.
Homework: No class on Tuesday; Post Unit 1 Project to blog by class time next Thursday; re-read Unit 2 assignment sequence and decide on the behavior you want to modify
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