4.8 (Continued)
STRATEGY: EDIT AND REVISE YOUR PRESENTATION.
Applying the Skill
CREATE A TWO-PAGE WRITTEN PRESENTATIONon a topic of historical importance
that interests you.R38 SKILLBUILDERHANDBOOK
Section 4:Creating Presentations
Use punctuation marks for
their correct purposes. A
comma follows a prepositional
phrase at the beginning of a
sentence.Capitalize all proper nouns.
Three lines under a letter means
to capitalize.Check spelling with both an
electronic spell checker and
a dictionary.Use consistent verb tense. Use
past tense for events in the past.Check for common agreement
errors. Subjects and verbs must
agree in person and number.Use correct sentence structure.
Every sentence must have a sub-
ject and a verb.