Editing the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes | English

Starter quiz

Tick the correct definition of 'diet':
- where an animal lives
- special features an animal has to help it survive
- what an animal eats ✓
'Text' cohesion refers to which one of these?
- the language choices made by the writer
- how the writing flows and keeps the reader engaged ✓
- the text's purpose
Order the stages of the writing process.
- 1
  
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  plan
- 2
  
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  draft
- 3
  
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  write
- 4
  
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  edit
Tick three functions of commas.
- They tell a reader when to pause.
- They separate items in a list. ✓
- They can separate a main clause from a subordinate clause. ✓
- They mark the end of a question.
- They follow a fronted adverbial. ✓
Tick the relative pronouns:
- so
- because
- who ✓
- next
- which ✓
Tick the sentence that uses commas correctly:
- Fascinatingly, aye-ayes which are omnivores eat grubs, nuts and fruit.
- Fascinatingly, aye-ayes, which are omnivores, eat grubs, nuts and fruit. ✓
- Fascinatingly, aye-ayes, which are omnivores, eat grubs nuts and fruit.
- Fascinatingly aye-ayes, which are omnivores, eat grubs, nuts and fruit.

Which of these does highest quality editing do?
- rewrites the full piece of writing
- only corrects spelling mistakes
- is selective about which language, punctuation, spelling and grammar to improve ✓
Match the keywords to their definitions:
- editing
  
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  improving writing to improve text flow and quality ✓
- grammar
  
  ⇔
  
  the set of rules that govern a language ✓
- punctuation
  
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  symbols used in written language to structure sentences ✓
- sentence structure
  
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  how words are organised in a sentence to convey meaning ✓
- vocabulary
  
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  language choices made by the writer ✓
When editing punctuation, which of these do we check?
- capital letters ✓
- full stops ✓
- spellings
- commas ✓
- apostrophes ✓
When editing sentence structure, which of these do we check for?
- appropriate vocabulary choices
- missing words ✓
- sentences that make sense ✓
- correct use of apostrophes
- how the writing flows when we read it back ✓
When editing vocabulary and spelling, which of these do we check for?
- repetition of words and phrases ✓
- a range of sentence types
- spelling mistakes ✓
- appropriate relative pronouns ✓
- appropriate tone ✓
Which of these is the correct spelling?
- onmivore
- omnivoar
- omnivore ✓

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Editing is an essential part of the writing process.
Editing does not involve rewriting the entire piece but being selective about what to edit and improve.
Punctuation, sentence structure, grammar, vocabulary precision and spelling can all be edited.
The purpose of editing is to ensure the text meets its text purpose.

Pupils may find it difficult to know what to do for highest quality editing.

Each learning cycle identifies key areas to edit and provides isolated models of editing punctuation, sentence structure and vocabulary.

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 words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning
Vocabulary - the language choices made by the writer