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Editing the first half of a non-chronological report about Anglo-Saxons

I can edit the introduction and first section of a non-chronological report.

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Editing the first half of a non-chronological report about Anglo-Saxons

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Key learning points

Editing is the process of making changes to improve writing.
When editing punctuation, missing or incorrect punctuation, like capital letters, full stops and commas, is checked.
When editing sentence structure, the flow of sentences and the variety of sentence types used are checked.
When editing language, word and phrase choices are checked to ensure they meet the tone required.

Keywords

Editing - the process of improving writing to ensure coherence 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
Language - the use of specific words and phrases to convey meaning

Common misconception

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

Editing involves improving punctuation, language choices and sentence structure to ensure that the writing meets its purpose.

Provide pupils with a word bank so that they can up-level and improve their language choices. Allow them opportunities to practise editing on mini whiteboards.

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6 Questions

Q1.

What is editing?

starting a piece of writing

finishing a piece of writing

reading aloud a piece of writing

Correct answer: reviewing, checking and improving a piece of writing

Q2.

What is the purpose of a co-ordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

to join a subordinate clause and a main clause

to join two nouns

Correct answer: to join two main clauses

to join two subordinate clauses

Q3.

Match the co-ordinating conjunctions to the gaps in the compound sentences.

Correct Answer:and,They were skilled farmers ________ they were also artistic.

They were skilled farmers ________ they were also artistic.

Correct Answer:, but,They were brave ________ they had to be careful of invaders.

They were brave ________ they had to be careful of invaders.

Correct Answer:, or,They could harvest now _______ they could wait.

They could harvest now _______ they could wait.

Q4.

Which two of these are subordinate clauses?

Correct answer: as the farmers set to work

the oxen pulled the plough

they harvested their crops when it was ready

Correct answer: because they wanted food all year round

Q5.

Which two elements does a complex sentence have to contain?

Correct answer: a main clause

a noun phrase

Correct answer: a subordinate clause

a fronted adverbial

Q6.

Make three complex sentences by matching the subordinate clauses to the main clauses.

Correct Answer:Because of the seasons,,they only ate food available at that time of the year.

they only ate food available at that time of the year.

Correct Answer:When it was winter,,they ate the food they had preserved.

they ate the food they had preserved.

Correct Answer:As their skills advanced,,they became more efficient with their farming practices.

they became more efficient with their farming practices.

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6 Questions

Q1.

What is editing? Tick two answers.

Correct answer: making improvements to language choices

rewriting a whole piece of text

Correct answer: making improvements to sentence structure

only correcting mistakes

Q2.

Match the word to its definition.

Correct Answer:punctuation,a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences

a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences

Correct Answer:sentence structure,the way words are arranged and organised within sentences

the way words are arranged and organised within sentences

Correct Answer:language,use of specific words and phrases to convey meaning

use of specific words and phrases to convey meaning

Q3.

Which sentence is accurately punctuated with capital letters?

Correct answer: The Anglo-Saxons were a group of people that lived in England.

The anglo-saxons were a group of people that lived in England.

The Anglo-Saxons were a group of people that lived in england.

The anglo-saxons were a group of people that lived in england.

Q4.

Match the word types to their corresponding words or phrases.

Correct Answer:noun phrase,fascinating migrators

fascinating migrators

Correct Answer:viewpoint fronted adverbial,Intriguingly,

Intriguingly,

Correct Answer:adjective,innovative

innovative

Correct Answer:formal fronted adverbial,In contrast,

In contrast,

Q5.

Which sentence is accurately punctuated with commas?

Interestingly the main grains grown were barley oats and wheat.

Interestingly, the main grains grown were barley oats and wheat.

Correct answer: Interestingly, the main grains grown were barley, oats and wheat.

Interestingly the main grains grown were barley, oats and wheat.

Q6.

Tick two things we should do when editing language.

Correct answer: check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader

Correct answer: check that the tone of the vocabulary matches the text's purpose

check for missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops and commas