Day 1
The Sun Also Rises describe Ernest Hemingway’s experiences in world
war I.
In Hemingway’s short story In Another Country, they have powerful
descriptions of being hospitalized in Italy.
Elimination of they or you without a clear antecedent
Use of quotation marks with title of a short story
Subject and verb agreement
Capitalization of name of historical event
Day 1
The Sun Also Rises describes Ernest Hemingway’s experiences in World
War I.
Subject and verb agreement
Capitalization of name of historical event
_____
they
Hemingway’s short story “In Another Country” has powerful descriptions
of being hospitalized in Italy.
Use of quotation marks with short story
Elimination of they or you without a clear antecedent
Day 2
Ernest Hemingway thirsted for adventure. He traveled to foriegn places
around the world. He enjoyed hunting big game in Africa. He went skiing in
Idaho.
Years of physical activity made him a robust healthy man.
Correct spelling: exception to ie/ei rule
Revision of choppy sentences
Use of comma with coordinate adjectives
Day 2
Because Ernest Hemingway thirsted for adventure, he traveled to foreign
places around the world. He enjoyed hunting big game in Africa and skiing in
Idaho.
Revision of choppy sentences
Correct spelling: exception to ie/ei rule
Years of physical activity made him a robust, healthy man.
Use of comma with coordinate adjectives
Day 3
In the 1950’s, Hemingway was more famous than any writer.
Neither my sister or my brother has read any of Hemingway’s books but
my friend Raul has read three of his novels.
Correct use of correlative conjunction
Elimination of illogical comparison
Use of comma before coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence
Day 3
In the 1950’s, Hemingway was more famous than any other writer.
Elimination of illogical comparison
Neither my sister nor my brother has read any of Hemingway’s books, but my
friend Raul has read three of his novels.
Correct use of correlative conjunction
Use of comma before coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence
Day 4
During the day Hemingway’s heroes are stoic, but they often let down their
guard at night.
Hemingway’s characters keep a stiff upper lit, they shrug off the physical and the
mental wounds they carry.
Use of quotation marks to call attention to specific words and phrase
Effective placement of modifier
Use of separate sentences to correct run-on sentence
Day 4
During the day Hemingway’s heroes are stoic, but at night they often let
down their guard.
Effective placement of modifier
Hemingway’s characters keep a “stiff upper lip.” They shrug off the
physical and the mental wounds they carry.
Use of quotation marks to call attention to specific words and
phrases
Use of separate sentences to correct run-on sentence
Day 5
Hemingway’s stories are about nice characters who have good adventures.
Whose your favorite Hemingway character?
Correction of commonly confused words
Use of vivid verb to improve style
Use of precise adjectives to improve style
Day 5
Hemingway’s stories present fascinating characters who have good
adventures.
Use of vivid verb to improve style
Use of precise adjectives to improve style
Who’s your favorite Hemingway character?
Correction of commonly confused words