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