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Peer editing a soliloquy based on 'Macbeth'
I can edit my own and my peer's soliloquy based on ‘Macbeth’.
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Year 5
Peer editing a soliloquy based on 'Macbeth'
I can edit my own and my peer's soliloquy based on ‘Macbeth’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve writing and make necessary corrections.
- Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation can be changed to make writing more effective.
- We also edit to ensure tense is consistent and the appropriate atmosphere is achieved.
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 and organised within sentences to convey meaning
Vocabulary - the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning
Common misconception
Pupils sometimes think the more edits they make the better.
Praise pupils not on the amount they have edited, but on how well they are working as a team to find things that need correcting or improving.
Pupils might run out of time to look at both of their work; it might be useful to set a timer and then ask them to swap whose work they are looking at to ensure they have time to edit both pieces of work.
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Licence
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
How does Act I end?
Lady Macbeth stops Macbeth from killing Duncan.
Macbeth kills Duncan.
Q2.
What word is the missing word in this quote? "I go, and it is done: the invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to Heaven, or to Hell."
dagger
signal
witch
Q3.
What does personification do?
compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
compares two things by saying that one thing is another
Q4.
What does a simile do?
gives human characteristics to non-human things
compares two things by saying that one thing is another
Q5.
What is a non-finite clause?
a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction
a group of words that contains a verb and make complete sense
Q6.
Which of the following are examples of non-finite clauses?
as he heard the bell
before walking away
Macbeth saw a dagger
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
In what order have we peer edited our work?
Q2.
Why is it useful to edit your work with a peer?
it takes longer
you can let your peer do all the work
Q3.
When editing punctuation, what kind of mistakes are we looking for?
more ambitious vocabulary choices
tense
Q4.
What needs to be edited in the following sentence?
'What would become of me if I was caught.'
there is a word missing
there is no capital letter to start the sentence
there is a missing exclamation mark at the end of the sentence
there is a missing full stop at the end of the sentence
Q5.
When editing vocabulary, we should ...
change most words.
check that the writing looks really neat.
Q6.
Editing is for whom?
professional writers only
children