Starter quiz
- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- she sat on the edge of her old, creaking bed.
- she sat on the edge of her old, creaking bed
- She sat on the edge of her old, creaking bed. ✓
- She sat on the edge of her old, creaking bed
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- Match the types of fronted adverbial to the correct examples.
- fronted adverbial of time⇔In the middle of the night, ✓
- fronted adverbial of manner⇔Quickly, ✓
- fronted adverbial of place⇔In the dark hallway, ✓
- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- One, thundery night, a young girl suddenly bolted upright in bed.
- One thundery night a young girl suddenly bolted upright in bed.
- One thundery night, a young girl, suddenly bolted upright in bed.
- One thundery night, a young girl suddenly bolted upright in bed. ✓
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- Which complex sentence is punctuated accurately?
- As, Sophie tiptoed across the room, Mrs Clonkers bellowed outside.
- As Sophie, tiptoed across the room, Mrs Clonkers bellowed outside.
- As Sophie tiptoed across the room, Mrs Clonkers bellowed outside. ✓
- As Sophie, tiptoed across the room Mrs Clonkers bellowed outside.
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- Which of the following nouns must start with a capital letter?
- orphanage
- sophie ✓
- figure
- mrs clonkers ✓
- owl
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- A ______ sentence is formed of two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction.
- 'compound' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match these type of punctuation to when they are used.
- full stop⇔at the end of a sentence ✓
- comma⇔after a fronted adverbial ✓
- question mark⇔at the end of a question ✓
- capital letter⇔at the beginning of a sentence or for a proper noun ✓
- Match these key terms to their definitions.
- sentence structure⇔the way words are arranged and organised within sentences ✓
- vocabulary⇔language choices made by a writer ✓
- punctuation⇔a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences ✓
- Which of these should we do when editing sentence structure?
- Check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader.
- Check for missing commas.
- Check that we've used a range of different sentence types to make the text flow. ✓
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- Match each linguistic device to its example.
- fronted adverbial⇔Carefully, ✓
- expanded noun phrase⇔the brave, inquisitive girl ✓
- subordinating conjunction⇔as ✓
- co-ordinating conjunction⇔but ✓
- What should we do when making improvements to language choices?
- Check that language choices are ambitious. ✓
- Check for missing full stops.
- Check for missing capital letters.
- Check the language matches the text type. ✓
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- What is incorrect in the following sentence? 'Quietly sophie put on her tattered, shoes.'
- comma needed for an ENP
- missing capital letter for a proper noun ✓
- comma in the wrong place ✓
- missing capital letter at beginning of sentence
- missing full stop at end of sentence
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing.
- Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
- To edit punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops, inverted commas and commas are checked.
- When editing sentence structure, the way sentences are constructed is checked to improve and enhance text flow.
- When editing language, choices of words and phrases are carefully reviewed.
Common misconception
Pupils may have difficulty making edits to their work in a practical way - where to write extra words etc.
Writing double-spaced is a good way of allowing room for editing - or you may want to have pupils re-draft the opening completely, depending on your school's approach.
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 within a sentence to convey meaning
Vocabulary - the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning
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