Pass 3 MECHANICS revision + publication of the analytical essay

Spelling spotter: in your draft, circle any word you're not 100% sure how to spell. Look up each. Confirm or correct.

• Affirm: print/digital dictionary is the arbiter, not spell-checker alone
• Tee up: Pass 3 catches what Pass 1-2 ignored

Pass 3 = MECHANICS. Criteria (MG-23): MLA-lite formatting (header with name+page; double-spaced; 12pt Times New Roman; 1-inch margins; title centered) / spelling clean (every doubtful word verified) / capitalization clean / punctuation clean including the 4-comma triad (coordinate adjectives, introductory phrases, nonrestrictive elements, items in series) / modifier placement clear (no danglers from G7-fall maintenance) / coordinate-adjective commas correctly placed (AND-test + reversal-test) / no apostrophe errors (its vs. it's, possessives) / quotation marks placed correctly (G7-fall MLA review) / em-dashes used sparingly (max 1-2 per essay) / em-dash construction: no spaces around — like this. Use the GREEN highlighter to mark errors. Then revise. Submit final typed version.

• G7-fall taught this — Pass 3 is the systematic application.

  model AND-test: 'a long AND sweltering AND humid afternoon' — all work. Reversal: 'a humid sweltering long afternoon' — works. So all coordinate. Comma both: 'a long, sweltering, humid afternoon.'

  prompt Coordinate-adjective check: 'a long sweltering humid afternoon' — punctuated correctly?
• Pass 3 is the systematic sweep — find any dangler that survived earlier passes.

  model Dangler: 'paintings' weren't walking. Repair: 'Walking through the gallery, she found the paintings striking.'

  prompt Dangler check: 'Walking through the gallery, the paintings were striking.'

• Pair-share: identify one mechanics error in your partner's draft.
• Cold Call: name 3 Pass 3 criteria.

M-7-S-WR-19-A Chart

MG-23 anchor (Pass 3 band) displayed: 10 mechanics criteria with worked examples — MLA-lite formatting, spelling, capitalization, punctuation including 4-comma triad, modifier placement, coordinate-adjective commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, em-dashes. Print-ready 11x17.

MG-23 Chart

Sentences I admire notebook anchor: 1-page template. INSTRUCTIONS: 'Across this term, collect 10-15 sentences you admire from your mentor texts. For each: (1) copy the sentence verbatim with citation (author, page); (2) name the moves you see (e.g., periodic / appositive / fragment / anaphora); (3) write 1-2 sentences on WHY you admire it (rhythm, precision, imagery, surprise); (4) try writing your own sentence in the same shape on a different topic.' EXAMPLE ENTRY: SENTENCE: 'Through every doubt, every silence, every long winter night, she kept writing.' (Mentor sentence). MOVES: periodic; anaphora ('every'); accumulating phrases. WHY ADMIRED: the delay builds anticipation; the final clause lands with weight; the repetition of 'every' makes it feel inevitable. MY IMITATION: 'Through every test, every late night, every doubt, he kept studying.' Bottom rule: 'Sentence-imitation is one of the oldest writing-practice routines. Imitation builds craft.' Print-ready 8.5x11 to glue into writers' notebook.

• Apply Pass 3 to your full draft. Mark with green. Fix every error.

  scaffold MG-23 Pass 3 anchor + green highlighter + reference cards
• Type the final version using the MLA-lite template. Save and print.

  scaffold MLA-lite template loaded; printer access

• Submit your published essay. Pass 3 highlighting visible on the prior draft (for audit).

• Restate: Pass 3 = MECHANICS; green highlight; published essay submitted
• Preview tomorrow's Literary Analysis Showcase rehearsal

• Prepare your 90-second oral close-reading for tomorrow's Showcase rehearsal. Use MG-25 Showcase script template.