Starter quiz
- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- the sharp tolling of bells began to ring
- The sharp tolling of bells began to ring
- The sharp tolling of bells began to ring. ✓
- the sharp tolling of bells began to ring.
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- Match the types of fronted adverbial to the correct examples.
- fronted adverbial of time⇔In the middle of night, ... / Just at that moment, ... ✓
- fronted adverbial of place⇔In the darkest corner of the room, … ✓
- fronted adverbial of manner⇔Hauntingly, ... / Fearfully, ... ✓
- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- Sternly, Marley warned Scrooge of the consequences of his selfish ways. ✓
- Sternly Marley warned Scrooge of the consequences of his selfish ways
- Sternly Marley warned Scrooge of the consequences of his selfish ways.
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- Which of the following is an example of reported speech?
- "You have not been kind to others," Marley declared.
- Marley exclaimed, "You need to change your ways!"
- Marley harshly reprimanded Scrooge for his cold and cruel treatment of others. ✓
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- Match each word class to its example.
- verb⇔pounded ✓
- adverb⇔sternly ✓
- adjective⇔rapid ✓
- noun⇔heart ✓
- A __________ sentence is formed of two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction.
- 'compound' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the type of punctuation to when it is used.
- full stop⇔at the end of a sentence ✓
- comma⇔to separate words in a list or to separate clauses ✓
- capital letter⇔at the beginning of a sentence and for proper nouns ✓
- What is incorrect in the following sentence? "Sternly marley warned Scrooge, of his selfish ways."
- missing capital letter at beginning of sentence
- missing capital letter for a proper noun ✓
- comma in the wrong place ✓
- comma needed for an ENP
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- When editing for sentence structure, what should you do first?
- Read each sentence to check it makes sense. ✓
- Use conjunctions to form different sentence types.
- Add in missing words.
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- Which of these words could be missing from the following sentence? 'As the air grew colder, the ghost of Jacob Marley.'
- appeared ✓
- spooky
- emerged ✓
- haunting
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- Why do we edit language choices in our writing?
- to ensure the writing is punctuated correctly
- to ensure the writing makes sense
- to ensure the text is written in the right tone and meets its purpose ✓
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- What changes could I make to the word choices in the following sentence to enhance it and achieve its intended purpose? 'Scrooge sat in the corner of the room and the colour drained from his face.'
- change 'sat' to a more precise and descriptive verb ✓
- add a preposition to show where Scrooge was
- add an adjective to describe Scrooge's face ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Editing is the process of making changes to improve writing.
- The job of an editor is to check punctuation and to make improvements to sentence structure and language choices.
- When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops and commas are checked.
- When editing sentence structure, changes to the way sentences are constructed to improve text flow are made.
- When editing vocabulary, reviews of word and phrase choice are made to ensure appropriate tone is achieved.
Common misconception
Children may think that the editing process is just about correcting mistakes.
Explain to the children that all writers use editing as opportunity to improve their work as well as correcting mistakes. Even renowned authors make changes to their writing (vocabulary choice/sentence structure) in order to improve it.
Keywords
Editing - the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality
Punctuation - a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences
Sentence structure - the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning
Vocabulary - the language choices made by the writer
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