Peer editing a soliloquy based on 'Macbeth' | English

Starter quiz

How does Act I end?
- Lady Macbeth stops Macbeth from killing Duncan.
- Macbeth kills Duncan.
- Macbeth sees a dagger and decides to kill Duncan. ✓
What word is the missing word in this quote? "I go, and it is done: the ______ invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to Heaven, or to Hell."
- dagger
- bell ✓
- signal
- witch
What does personification do?
- gives human characteristics to non-human things ✓
- compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
- compares two things by saying that one thing is another
What does a simile do?
- gives human characteristics to non-human things
- compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as' ✓
- compares two things by saying that one thing is another
What is a non-finite clause?
- a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction
- a group of words that contains a verb and make complete sense
- a type of subordinate clause that can start with a progressive tense (-ing) verb ✓
Which of the following are examples of non-finite clauses?
- as he heard the bell
- before walking away
- walking towards the door ✓
- panting quickly ✓
- Macbeth saw a dagger

In what order have we peer edited our work?
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  peer editing for punctuation
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  peer editing for sentence structure
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  peer editing for vocabulary
Why is it useful to edit your work with a peer?
- it means two of you can spot mistakes or think of ways to improve your work ✓
- it takes longer
- you can let your peer do all the work
When editing punctuation, what kind of mistakes are we looking for?
- missing full stops ✓
- more ambitious vocabulary choices
- tense
- missing apostrophes ✓
- capital letters used incorrectly ✓
What needs to be edited in the following sentence? 'What would become of me if I was caught.'
- there is a word missing
- there is no capital letter to start the sentence
- there is a missing question mark at the end of the sentence ✓
- there is a missing exclamation mark at the end of the sentence
- there is a missing full stop at the end of the sentence
When editing vocabulary, we should ...
- check that the vocabulary we use is appropriate for the style of writing. ✓
- check that the vocabulary we use is ambitious. ✓
- change most words.
- check that the writing looks really neat.
Editing is for whom?
- professional writers only
- everyone ✓
- children

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The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve writing and make necessary corrections.
Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation can be changed to make writing more effective.
We also edit to ensure tense is consistent and the appropriate atmosphere is achieved.

Pupils sometimes think the more edits they make the better.

Praise pupils not on the amount they have edited, but on how well they are working as a team to find things that need correcting or improving.

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 use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning