The final edit of the Ancient Egypt report is due Thursday, March 4, 2010. More information about the project is available in this previous post. Students will not be turning in a printed draft of the report. Instead, they must make sure their writing on the Eck208 wiki is ready to share with their classmates.
Students are encouraged to have an adult editor look at their work by Thursday. Parents and guardians are asked to suggest revisions and edits, but students should make the changes themselves. Here are some items to look for:
- The format should follow the example page.
- The introductory paragraph should include a topic sentence that provides a concise answer to the research question.
- The body paragraphs should include specific details to support the topic sentence.
- The body paragraphs should include at least one image and at least one hyperlink to a related page.
- Check spelling (when editing a page, click the “ABC ✓” button (pictured above left) to run spell check.
- Check beginning capitalization and ending punctuation.
- Sentences should be clear with no major grammar mistakes.
- Book and electronic source citations should be listed at the end of the page