Starter quiz
- Put the sections of a narrative in chronological order.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build-up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- enraged, the monster bolted like a bull towards the knight.
- Enraged, the monster bolted like a bull towards the knight. ✓
- Enraged, the monster bolted like a bull towards the knight
- enraged, the monster bolted like a bull towards the knight
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- Which direct speech sentence is correctly punctuated?
- Don’t take one more step, or I’ll slice off your head,’’ warned the boy.
- “Don’t take one more step, or I’ll slice off your head warned the boy.
- “Don’t take one more step, or I’ll slice off your head,’’ warned the boy. ✓
- “don’t take one more step, or I’ll slice off your head’’ warned the boy.
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- 'With a deep breath,' is an example of which of these?
- a subordinating conjunction
- a fronted adverbial of manner ✓
- an expanded noun phrase
- a main clause
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- Match each word class to its definition.
- adjective⇔a word that describes a noun ✓
- adverb⇔a word that describes a verb ✓
- noun⇔a naming word for a person, place or thing ✓
- verb⇔a doing, being or having word ✓
- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- As he picked up the monstrous head, a wave of pride washed over the boy. ✓
- As, he picked up the monstrous head, a wave of pride washed over the boy.
- As he picked up the monstrous head a wave of pride washed over the boy.
- As he picked up the monstrous head a wave of pride, washed over the boy.
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Exit quiz
- What is editing?
- rewriting a whole piece of text
- making improvements in language choices ✓
- making improvements to sentence structure ✓
- only correcting mistakes
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- Match the 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 conjunction best joins the following two clauses together? 'The ecstatic man dropped to his knees __________ he held his arms wide.'
- but
- or
- although
- and ✓
- if
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- 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. ✓
- Read sentences aloud to check that they make sense. ✓
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- What should we do when making improvements to language choices?
- Check that language choices are ambitious. ✓
- Check for missing capital letters.
- Check for missing full stops.
- Check the language matches the text type. ✓
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- Which sentence would you most likely find in a piece of descriptive narrative writing?
- A calm quiet echoed through the trees as a bird gently whistled. ✓
- It was quiet.
- A bird flew above.
- I saw a bird in the forest.
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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.
- When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops, inverted commas & 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 think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only.
Editing involves improving punctuation, language choices, sentence structure and enhancing the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing.
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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