June+12th


 * Drafting/Editing/Revision:**

 Turn off the tools! Get ideas, text and content down. 
 * Turning off the tools. Go to Tools>Spellcheck>Options>click “Check spelling as you type”

Challenge your students with word count.
 * Tools>Word Count


 * Organization: Color-coding the text**
 * //View>Toolbars>Formatting//
 * Develop common language—the pink = a topic sentence, blue is a supporting detail, etc

**Transitions:** __[] [] [] []__ [] []

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 * Conventions:**

[|www.spellingcity.com] [|www.kidsspell.com]
 * Spelling:**

 Grade Level Analysis: __[]__
 * Sentence fluency:**
 * Sentence combining:
 * How did you do?: []

**Word choice:**


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 * [|www.wordle.net] (instructor–led)
 * [|www.lexipedia.com]
 * Power words: color coding.
 * Dictionary/thesaurus
 * // CRTL + F7 //

**Voice:**

 * ====== Podcast your draft. Listen back to it and make notes on your hard copy about changes. ======
 * ====== Have a peer read it into the podcast recorder and listen to his/her audio file. ======
 * Cut and paste your text into [|www.vozme.com.] The female voice is a bit more bearable. Two other sites (with better voices): [|AT&T Text-to-speech] |[|Expressivo]

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 * Self Exploration:**

[|www.flashearth.com]

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