Starter quiz
- When do you use a capital letter?
- at the beginning of a sentence ✓
- for a proper noun ✓
- at the end of a sentence
- for a verb
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- Where does a full stop go?
- at the beginning of a sentence
- in the middle of a sentence
- at the end of a sentence ✓
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- When do you use commas?
- between adjectives in a list ✓
- after a proper noun
- to separate a main clause from a subordinate clause ✓
- after a fronted adverbial ✓
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- Match the sentence type to the correct definition.
- simple sentence⇔a sentence made of just one main clause with just one idea ✓
- compound sentence⇔a sentence formed of two main clauses and a coordinating conjunction ✓
- adverbial complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause ✓
- What does editing writing involve?
- correcting any mistakes ✓
- improving the text flow and overall quality ✓
- rewriting the whole thing
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- What type of language should be used in narrative writing?
- formal language
- simple, everyday language
- precise and descriptive language ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the type of punctuation to when it is used.
- full stop⇔at the end of a sentence ✓
- comma⇔to separate words in a list or to separate clauses ✓
- capital letter⇔at the beginning of a sentence and for proper nouns ✓
- What is incorrect in the following sentence? 'Excitedly, arrietty followed her father along the dark trodden passages.'
- missing capital letter at beginning of sentence
- missing capital letter for a proper noun ✓
- comma in the wrong place
- comma needed for an ENP ✓
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- When editing for sentence structure, what should you do first?
- Use conjunctions to form different sentence types.
- Read each sentence to check it makes sense. ✓
- Add in missing words.
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- Which of these words could be missing from the following sentence? 'As she stepped into the clock, Arrietty's heart with nervous excitment.'
- pounded ✓
- beautiful
- leapt ✓
- scary
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- Why do we edit language choices in our writing?
- to ensure the writing is punctuated correctly
- to ensure the writing makes sense
- to ensure the text is written in the right tone and meets its purpose ✓
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- What changes could I make to the word choices in the following sentence to enhance it and achieve its intended purpose? 'Arrietty looked up at the pendulum of the clock.'
- add adjectives to describe the clock ✓
- change 'looked' to a more precise and descriptive verb ✓
- add prepositions to show where the pendulum is
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Editing is the process of making changes to improve writing.
- The job of an editor is to check punctuation and to make improvements to sentence structure and language choices.
- When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops and commas are checked.
- When editing sentence structure, changes to the way sentences are constructed to improve text flow are made.
- When editing vocabulary, reviews of word and phrase choice are made to ensure appropriate tone is achieved.
Common misconception
Children may think that the editing process is just about correcting mistakes.
Explain to the children that all writers use editing as an opportunity to improve their work as well as correcting mistakes. Even renowned authors make changes to their writing (vocabulary choice/sentence structure) in order to improve it.
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 and organised within sentences to convey meaning
Vocabulary - the language choices made by the writer
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