Writer's Choice Grade 11

Unit 2: The Writing Process

Unit Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
Students have read about the writing process. In this lesson, they will practice proofreading for errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage.

Lesson Description
Students will retype three passages, proofreading for errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage.

Instructional Objectives

Students will be able to proofread writing effectively.
Students will be able to recall concepts and terms from the unit.

Student Web Activity Answers
Note that all answers provided below are examples. Student answers may vary.

High-school students are probably most familiar with author Guy de Maupassant as a short story writer. De Maupassant was a good friend of the novelist Gustave Flaubert; in fact, his writing style is like Flaubert's.
As a child, De Maupassant often observed the worst side of society, and later he used that in his stories. His short stories are memorable for their ironic endings in which the main character's beliefs are turned upside down. In “The Necklace,” for example, he describes a minor official and his wife who reduce themselves to poverty by repaying a debt. After years of hardship, they learn that the debt was altogether unnecessary.
De Maupassant's novels, like his stories, are simple, realistic, and pessimistic. In one novel, for instance, the central character is an unethical journalist who succeeds despite his dishonesty. De Maupassant allows himself to feel compassion for only the poor and powerless. The vain, foolish, or selfish he portrays with merciless clarity.