Starter quiz
- What is a recipe?
- instructions for making something to eat ✓
- instructions for building a house
- instructions for making something to read
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- Order these parts of a recipe, starting with which comes first.
- 1⇔title
- 2⇔introduction
- 3⇔ingredients list
- 4⇔instructions
- True or false? A set of instructions do not need to be followed in order.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of these helps instructions to be read in the correct order?
- imperative verbs
- adjectives and nouns
- ordering fronted adverbials ✓
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- Which of these ordering fronted adverbials would tell the reader they were reading the last instruction?
- First,
- After,
- Finally, ✓
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- True or false? Ordering fronted adverbials are always followed by a comma.
- True ✓
- False
Exit quiz
- True or false? Editing is the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing.
- True ✓
- False
- True or false? When you edit, you decide what you will change and what you will keep the same.
- True ✓
- False
- Punctuation is ...
- the name for the people who read our writing
- the name for the spaces between words in our writing
- the name for the marks used to make our sentences clearer and easier to read ✓
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- Which of these is not an example of punctuation?
- commas
- full stops
- nouns ✓
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- Which piece of punctuation comes at the end of a sentence?
- comma
- full stop ✓
- capital letter
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- Which piece of punctuation comes after an ordering fronted adverbial?
- comma ✓
- full stop
- question mark
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Editing is the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing.
- Punctuation is the name for the marks used to make our sentences clearer and easier to read.
- When we edit word choices, we carefully review and make changes to the words in our writing.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that they have no errors if they have checked for mistakes in the writing lesson.
Teach them that editing is a part of the writing process that needs time dedicated to improving the word choices and spotting mistakes.
Keywords
Editing - the process of making any changes needed to improve our writing
Punctuation - the name for the marks used to make our sentences clearer and easier to read
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