Starter quiz
- What are the adjectives in this sentence? 'The anglerfish's bioluminescent lure attracts unsuspecting prey in the ocean.'
- anglerfish
- bioluminescent ✓
- lure
- attracts
- unsuspecting ✓
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- What is the verb in this sentence? 'The anglerfish's bioluminescent lure attracts unsuspecting prey in the depths of the ocean.'
- anglerfish
- bioluminescent
- attracts ✓
- prey
- unsuspecting
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- Which sentence is accurately punctuated?
- camouflaged amongst the ocean's shadows the anglerfish waits for prey
- Camouflaged amongst the ocean's shadows, the anglerfish waits for prey. ✓
- Camouflaged amongst the ocean's shadows the anglerfish waits for prey.
- camouflaged amongst the ocean's shadows, the anglerfish waits for prey
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- What is the main clause in this sentence? 'Camouflaged amongst the ocean's shadows, the anglerfish waits for prey.'
- Camouflaged amongst the ocean's shadows
- the anglerfish waits for prey ✓
- Camouflaged amongst the ocean's shadows, the anglerfish
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- Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction. 'The anglerfish is a deep-sea predator with a bioluminescent lure __________ it resides in the darkest depths of the ocean.'
- because
- and ✓
- as
- but
- when
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- What is the relative clause in this sentence? 'The bioluminescent lure, which is attached to the top of its head, attracts unsuspecting prey.'
- which is attached to the top of its head ✓
- the bioluminescent lure
- attracts unsuspecting prey
- the bioluminescent lure attracts unsuspecting prey
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Exit quiz
- What do writers do when they edit their writing?
- Make improvements to language choices. ✓
- Re-write a whole piece of text.
- Make improvements to sentence structure. ✓
- Look for and correct mistakes only.
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- Which sentence is accurately punctuated with commas?
- The anglerfish has a bioluminescent lure sharp teeth and a cavernous mouth.
- The anglerfish has a bioluminescent lure, sharp teeth, and a cavernous mouth.
- The anglerfish has a bioluminescent lure, sharp teeth and a cavernous mouth. ✓
- The anglerfish has a bioluminescent lure sharp teeth, and a cavernous mouth.
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- What should we do when editing punctuation?
- Check that the tone of the vocabulary matches the text's purpose.
- Check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader.
- Check for missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops and commas. ✓
- Check that the diagrams and pictures match the text.
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- Match the word types to their corresponding words or phrases.
- noun phrase⇔rotund, expandable stomach ✓
- viewpoint fronted adverbial⇔Significantly, ✓
- adjective⇔remarkable ✓
- formal fronted adverbial⇔However, ✓
- What pair of adjectives would be suitable for this noun phrase? 'the __________, __________ anglerfish'
- stifling, scorching
- unique, fascinating ✓
- torrential, relentless
- majestic, proud
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- What pair of adjectives would be suitable for this noun phrase in a non-chronological report? 'the __________, __________ lure'
- bioluminescent, extended ✓
- soft, feathery
- disgusting, evil
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Editing is the process of making changes to improve writing.
- When editing punctuation, missing or incorrect punctuation, like capital letters, full stops and commas, is checked.
- When editing sentence structure, the flow of sentences and the variety of sentence types used are checked.
- When editing language, word and phrase choices are checked to ensure they meet the tone required.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that editing means only correcting spelling and improving handwriting.
Editing involves improving punctuation, language choices and sentence structure to ensure that the writing meets its purpose.
Keywords
Editing - the process of improving writing to ensure coherence 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 within a sentence to convey meaning
Language - the use of specific words and phrases to convey meaning
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