Revise & Edit
Strategies used for revising and editing
What is ARMS and CUPS?
A category of books or passages
What is genre?
P.I.E.E.D is used to determine
What is author's purpose?
Erick's mom is having a birthday party this weekend. He wants to do something special for her. Erick knows that his mom always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon. He turned on the computer and looked at the map. What is Erick doing? How do you know?
Erick is going to plan a trip to the Grand Canyon for his mom. Key words: mom always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon. and he looked at the map.
Bob went to see a football game with his dad. They had been looking forward to this game for months. Their favorite team was playing. There team ended up losing. Bob was so upset. Based on the text, WHY was Bob upset?
His team lost. "His team ended up losing"
The meaning for A in Arms
What is "Add?"
Contains real and true facts
What is non-fiction?
The meaning of P
What is persuade?
"Kevin!" Mom called out as she opened the front door. "Please help me with my groceries. Kevin!" mom called out. Still there was no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen and saw the shattered pieces from the window all over the floor and a baseball not far from there. Why do you think Kevin was not answering to his mom? Why do you think so?
Kevin accidentally broke a window while he was outside playing baseball. He's not answering because he doesn't want to get into trouble.
The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down she had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?
"With her head hanging down"
The meaning of P in CUPS
What is "Punctuation?"
Versus that often rhyme and show feeling
What is poetry?
The meaning of D
Elizabeth was so proud of her garden. She planted the seeds early in the spring and watered the plants every morning. Last Friday, her mom called and asked her to come over for the weekend because she was feeling sick. When Elizabeth came back home, her plants were bent and drooping. Why were the plants drooping? How do you know?
She had not watered them for a few days, so the plants were not doing well.
John was a Nascar driver and he had just won his first race. He climbed out of the window of his car and threw his fist up into the air. John was so overjoyed he began to grin from ear to ear. He would never forget the moment he won his very first race. What detail from the text tells you how John feels?
John was happy. "John was overjoyed"
The meaning of S in ARMS
What is "substitute?"
A story that is NOT real
What is fiction?
The meaning of BOTH E's
What is Explain and Entertain?
I pressed the button and after a few seconds the door opened. I stepped inside and pressed a button with the number 10 on it. The door closed. Then, I felt the floor was moving up. Where am I?
In an elevator
Kate stared at the giant parking lot. She couldn't remember where she parked her car. This happened every time she went to the mall. "Where could it be?" she said, "I thought it would be right here." She sat down on the ground and began to frown. What detail from the text tells you how she feels?
She feels sad. "Began to frown"
The meaning of ARMS and CUPS
What is Add, Remove, Move, Substitute
Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling?
Gives facts about real things
What is expository?
The meaning of each letter in PIEED
What is Persuade to convince, Inform to give information, Explain to give steps, Entertain to enjoy and Describe to use senses and details?
Dad and Anna were finishing up a project in the garage together. "Can we paint the roof red?" asked Anna. "Sure," said Dad. "Then when the paint dries we can find a place to hang it in the backyard." What do you think Dad and Anna are making? Why do you think so?
Dad and Anna are making a birdhouse.
My hands felt shaky and I took a deep breath. I knew I had to give a speech in front of the whole school. What detail from the text tells you how I feel?
Nervous. "My hands felt shaky"