Peer editing a persuasive letter | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- i am completely exhausted.
- I am completely exhausted. ✓
- I am completely exhausted
- i am completely exhausted
'On Monday,' is an example of which of these?
- subordinate clause
- fronted adverbial of time ✓
- expanded noun phrase
- adjective
Match the word class to its definition.
- adjective
  
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  a word that describes a noun ✓
- adverb
  
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  a word that describes a verb ✓
- noun
  
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  a naming word for a person, place or thing ✓
- verb
  
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  a doing, being or having word ✓
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- When, you chose me again the others started to feel neglected.
- When, you chose me again, the others started to feel neglected.
- When you chose me again, the others started to feel neglected. ✓
- When you chose me again the others started to feel neglected.
A ______ sentence is formed of two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction.
- 'compound' ✓
What must a clause contain?
- an adverb
- an adjective
- a verb ✓
- a full stop

What is editing?
- rewriting a whole piece of text
- making improvements in language choices ✓
- making improvements to sentence structure ✓
- only correcting mistakes
Match the term to its definition:
- sentence structure
  
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  the way words are arranged and organised within sentences ✓
- vocabulary
  
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  language choices made by a writer ✓
- punctuation
  
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  a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences ✓
Which conjunction should join the following two clauses together? 'You could choose any colour you like, __________you keep choosing me!'
- or
- but ✓
- when
- as
Which one 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. ✓
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. ✓
Which sentence uses the most appropriate language for a persuasive letter?
- I am so tired.
- I am exhausted.
- I am the MOST worn out crayon in the ENTIRE world! ✓
- I would like a break.

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Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing.
Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops, question marks & 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.

Pupils may think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only.

Editing involves improving language choices, sentence structure and enhancing the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing.

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