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LESSON 5A – EDIT
Essential QuestionHow can I edit my descriptive writing to make it better?
Learning Outcomes - Students will: Preview – Grammar!!!! Oh No!!!! Watch a brainpop on run-on sentences Using our tips, lets try to fix run-on sentences
Success CriteriaI can find and fix my run-on sentences
PREVIEW Who thinks they are better than
Messi at soccer? Do you think he was always the
best player in the world? What is he good at? (Shooting?
Dribbling? Passing?) How did he get good at these
things? Did he practice all of the them at
once?
Who is good at grammar? What areas of grammar do you
need to work on? Who said, “EVERTHING!”
What can we
learn from this
example for
gramm
ar?
There will be a short quiz after the video.
4. EDITTOOLS N TIPS
BRAINPOP: Run-on Sentences
1. What are run-on sentences?2. What tips can you think of to fix these
run-on sentences?• We will add tips later to help
answer the essential question
Editing
Tips!!
1. Which sentences are CORRECT?
2. Which sentences are RUN-ON? How could you fix them?
Editing
Tips!!
WHAT TO DO? Edit your work looking specifically for
run-on sentences Set a goal for you to improve
Is there another area of grammar you could work on? Commas Capitalization Other punctuation?
Once you have chosen, go to taylormccarey.com => 8 English => Grammar Using one of the grammar books, complete 1
page (at least 5 questions on a page) in the area you are having difficulty with
Check your work for that grammar mistake Ex. If you worked on commas, check your
comma mistakes in your draft
Editing
Tips!!
This is our only grammar class!!!!Anything you do
not finish in class, make sure you
complete at home
Final Due Date:
Wednesday, November 4
FIX THESE SENTENCESSuccess CriteriaI can find and fix punctuation mistakes
NOTE-TAKING CHECK!
What I will check?
1. Vocab definition?2. Did you take notes
for today?3. How can I edit my writing to
make it better?
If we do not answer
the essential
question in class,
your HW is to add
1~2 sentences after
each class
Editing
Tips!!
LESSON 5B – EDIT
Essential QuestionHow can I edit my writing to make it better?
Learning Outcomes - Students will: Preview – Grammar!!!! Oh No!!!! Watch a brainpop on punctuation
Success CriteriaI can proofread another student’s editing mistakes
REVIEW - PUNCTUATION
Explain to your partner the different type of punctuation marks we looked at last class
TASK – MAKE MISTAKES?
Write 5 sentences in your notebook. Hint: Write a strong sentence using any one of
our vocab words Try to make 3~5 punctuation mistakes in
each sentenceMy sister: Tiffany said “I hate you?” My
response was, “Notwithstanding what mom says. I will eliminate you.”
Later, you will give your book to your partner and they will try to find the punctuation mistakes Use a different colour pen to find make the
corrections
Next Tuesday, you
will correct your
grammar mistakes
in your draft
NEXT TUESDAY – WRITING ASSESSMENT
Next Tuesday, you will correct your
grammar mistakes in your draft