1. Native Son the standard by which all other black writers measure
Day 1
Richard Wright is like the most famous if not the finest African American novelist of the thirties.
Native Son the standard by which all other black writers measure
themselves catapulted Wright to international fame.
Use of commas to set off antithetical element
Use of dashes before explanatory information
Use of adverb to modify adjective

2. Day 1
Richard Wright is likely the most famous, if not the finest, African American novelist of the thirties.
Use of adverb to modify adjective
Use of commas to set off antithetical element
Native Son-the standard by which all other black writers measure themselves-catapulted Wright to international fame.
Use of dashes before explanatory information

3. Use of hyphens in compound noun Use of commas in a series
Day 2
Richard Wright’s family was so poor that they couldn’t scarcely provide enough food for him when he was a child.
A jack of all trades, Wright supported himself by working in an optical company a cafeteria and a post office.
Use of hyphens in compound noun
Use of commas in a series
Elimination of double negative

4. Elimination of double negative
Day 2
Richard Wright’s family was so poor that they could scarcely provide enough food for him when he was a child.
Elimination of double negative
A jack-of- all-trades, Wright supported himself by working in an optical company, a cafeteria, and a post office.
Use of hyphens in compound noun
Use of commas in a series

5. Correction of commonly confused words
Day 3
Author Richard Wright found that he could’nt overcome racial prejudice in the United States.
In 1947 he immigrated from America to France and soon fit in like he had
lived there for years.
Correction of commonly confused words
Correct use of apostrophe with contraction
Correct subordinating conjunction

6. Day 3
Author Richard Wright found that he couldn’t overcome racial prejudice in the United States.
Correct use of apostrophe with contraction
In 1947 he emigrated from America to France and soon fit in as if he had lived there for years.
Correction of commonly confused words
Correct subordinating conjunction

7. Correction of commonly confused words
Day 4
Everyone has their favorite American novel, but many readers beside me admire Wright’s novel Native Son.
Its a thick book about a young man caught up by forces beyond his control
and understanding.
Correction of commonly confused words
Use of underlining or italics with title of novel
Pronoun agreement with antecedent
Correction of commonly confused words

8. Day 4
Everyone has his or her favorite American novel, but many readers besides me admire Wright’s novel Native Son.
Pronoun agreement with antecedent
Correction of commonly confused words
Use of underlining or italics with title of novel
It’s a thick book about a young man caught up by forces beyond his control and understanding.
Correction of commonly confused words

9. Day 5
In his autobiography Black Boy Richard Wright telled of his first attempts at writing, and being accepted as a writer.
Black Boy was made into a movie. Which I would like to see.
Formation of irregular verb tense
Elimination of comma in compound construction
Correction of sentence fragment
Use of comma after introductory phrase

10. Day 5
In his autobiography Black Boy, Richard Wright told of his first attempts at writing and being accepted as a writer.
Use of comma after introductory phrase
Formation of irregular verb tense
Elimination of comma in compound construction
Black Boy was made into a movie, which I would like to see.
Correction of sentence fragment