Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
What is a capital letter?
Number of Pets
1
It's/ Its going to rain this weekend.
What is It's?
How many sentences should make up a paragraph?
At least three.
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
What is I?
What color shirt did I wear yesterday?
Green
I ate too/two/to many nuggets at recess.
What is too?
What do we call the first paragraph of an essay?
What is the introduction or opening?
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are the three possible end marks?
What is a period, question mark or exclamation mark?
What is Mrs. Free's dog's name?
Oreo
I baked some cookies for my friends last night. They're/There/Their going to laugh when they each taste one and realize I accidentally used salt instead of sugar.
What is They're (They Are)?
What do we call the last paragraph of an essay?
What is the conclusion or closing?
What are 2 of reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
proper noun
beginning of sentence
letter I
Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )
What is my favorite color?
Blue or Pink
Their/There/They're house is yellow with black shutters.
What is Their?
Editing means
To fix your mistakes
Correct the mistakes in this sentence:
the students' at holmes elementary love to play Outside
The students at Holmes Elementary love to play outside.
What are my kids' names? (Does not have to have correct spelling.)
Addalyn Hudson Emerson Grayson
We are going they're /their/ there.
What is there?
The first sentence of your paragraph should let the reader know what your paragraph is going to be about. What is this sentence called?
What is a topic sentence?