Editing narrative writing based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' | English

Starter quiz

Which of these does 'text cohesion' mean?
- explains when, where or how something happened
- the flow of a text ✓
- a sentence formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause
Match the terms to their definitions:
- punctuation
  
  ⇔
  
  a set of standardised symbols and marks to structure sentences ✓
- vocabulary
  
  ⇔
  
  language choices made by a writer ✓
- sentence structure
  
  ⇔
  
  how words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning ✓
Select the sentence that uses apostrophes for singular possession correctly.
- The boy's heart raced. ✓
- The boys heart raced.
- The boys' heart raced.
Select the sentence that uses apostrophes for plural possession correctly.
- The stars light illuminated the sky.
- The stars' light illuminated the sky. ✓
- The star's light illuminated the sky.
Match the fronted adverbial types to their examples:
- fronted adverbial of time
  
  ⇔
  
  At that moment, ✓
- fronted adverbial of place
  
  ⇔
  
  On the hillside, ✓
- fronted adverbial of manner
  
  ⇔
  
  With a wild roar, ✓
Match the subordinate clauses to their examples.
- adverbial subordinate
  
  ⇔
  
  as the wind howled ✓
- non-finite subordinate
  
  ⇔
  
  gazing up at the skies above ✓
- relative subordinate
  
  ⇔
  
  who valiantly defended their livestock ✓

Exit quiz

Match the keywords to their definitions:
- editing
  
  ⇔
  
  the process of improving writing to improve text flow ✓
- grammar
  
  ⇔
  
  the set of rules that govern a language ✓
- punctuation
  
  ⇔
  
  standardised symbols and marks used in written language ✓
- sentence structure
  
  ⇔
  
  how words are arranged and organised to convey meaning ✓
- vocabulary
  
  ⇔
  
  the language choices made by the writer ✓
Which of these is a function of a comma?
- to separate adjectives in an expanded noun phrase ✓
- after a fronted adverbial ✓
- to separate a non-finite subordinate clause from a main clause ✓
- at the end of a sentence
- around a relative clause ✓
Which of these are types of language choice that you would use in a narrative opening?
- fronted adverbials ✓
- capital letters
- statistics
- a range of sentence types ✓
- precise verbs and adjectives ✓
Which of these are part of the editing process?
- selecting which parts of the writing to improve ✓
- rewriting the whole piece
- only correcting mistakes
- making edits to punctuation, grammar and sentence structure ✓
Select the correct spelling.
- suddenly ✓
- sudenly
- suddunly
Select the fronted adverbials from the list:
- At that moment, ✓
- and
- Seconds later, ✓
- With a racing heart, ✓
- whilst

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Editing is a vital element of the writing process.
When editing, we must be selective about which parts of our writing to improve.
When editing, we can focus on punctuation, sentence structure, vocabulary and spelling.

Common misconception

Pupils may find it difficult to identify which elements of their writing to edit.

Ensure that pupils know the difference between different punctuation marks, different sentence structures, the meaning of 'ambitious vocabulary' and the age-appropriate spelling rules.

Keywords

Editing - the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality
Grammar - the set of rules that govern a language
Punctuation - a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences
Sentence structure - the way that words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning
Vocabulary - the language choices made by a writer