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Editing a persuasive letter about school uniform

I can edit a persuasive letter about school uniform.

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Editing a persuasive letter about school uniform

I can edit a persuasive letter about school uniform.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Editing is the process of improving writing to ensure text flow and overall quality.
  2. Editing involves making improvements to a piece of writing without completely rewriting it.
  3. Editing is a vital part of the writing process.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that editing involves re-writing most or all of the text.

Teach pupils that editing involves checking for mistakes and making small tweaks to the text.

Keywords

  • Editing - to revise or redraft writing in order to make changes, correct mistakes and improve its overall quality

  • Punctuation - the use of recognised symbols which turn a collection of words into a logical, structured piece of writing

  • Grammar - the rules used to structure language

  • Sentence structure - refers to the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning

  • Vocabulary - the language choices made by the writer

You may wish to use the previous lessons in this unit to go over more complicated grammatical rules, such as using commas for embedded relative clauses.
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6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? A conclusion is the opening paragraph in a non-fiction text.
Correct Answer: false, False
Q2.
Fill in the blank. The conclusion is the last __________ that summarises the key information of the letter.
Correct answer: paragraph
sentence
word
Q3.
'Yours sincerely' is an example of which of these?
a veiled threat
Correct answer: a complimentary close
presumption
Q4.
True or false? A purpose of the conclusion is to start a new argument.
Correct Answer: false, False
Q5.
True or false? A purpose of the conclusion is to encourage action, thought or a response.
Correct Answer: true, True
Q6.
Match the persuasive techniques to their definitions.
Correct Answer:veiled threat,a threat that is not directly stated but implied

a threat that is not directly stated but implied

Correct Answer:presumption ,the act of believing something to be true

the act of believing something to be true

Correct Answer:flattery,excessive praise, given especially to further one's own interest

excessive praise, given especially to further one's own interest

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6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? Editing is the process of making changes to improve writing to ensure text flow and overall quality.
Correct Answer: true, True
Q2.
Which of these is the job of an editor?
re-write the whole text
Correct answer: check for mistakes in punctuation
check only for punctuation
Correct answer: check for improvements to sentence structure
Q3.
When we edit punctuation in a non-fiction text, which three of these do we check to see if they're missing or incorrectly used?
Correct answer: capital letters
Correct answer: commas
handwriting
Correct answer: apostrophes
Q4.
What is the punctuation mistake in this sentence? "Firstly I believe having a uniform for all schools would be a good idea because it would be much cheaper for parents and carers."
missing full stop
full stop in the wrong place
Correct answer: missing comma after fronted adverbial
Q5.
Which of these sentences is missing a word?
School uniform helps to make everyone feel included.
Correct answer: School uniform helps to children recognisable on trips.
School uniform helps to stop competitiveness between pupils.
Q6.
What is the mistake in this sentence? Parents and carers, which are often rushing in the morning, would appreciate not having to help their child decide what to wear.
missing comma after fronted adverbial
missing comma after embedded relative clause
Correct answer: wrong relative pronoun