Editing Mechanics
Two ways to write a title
Underline and slant?
Where does a comma go if I directly speak to someone?
After the name
Molly, where are you going?
How do you write a date in a sentence?
Commas after the day and the year
What does a introduction have?
Hook
Thesis
3-reasons
wrap-up
What is inferencing?
Take what you know and what the texts says and come up with an answer.
Is/are
and they are?
in the present
is-singular
are-plural
Mrs. Williams doeesn't teach this, so get rid of it!
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When someone is speaking or you use information that is not your words, what do you use?
Quotation marks
How do I get my thesis?
I use the prompt/question
Two ways to list
comma before the conjunction or no comma before the conjunction
I never use this with er or est
more & most
When do I not capitalize grandma, grandpa, mom, dad?
When it has a pronoun in front of it or a a name.
I don't have enough words!!! What do I do?
Add:
attribution and quote
IWWA
FAM
IWWA
Examples
Supporting details points to this.
Main/central idea
was/were
In the past
was-singular
were-plural
These are never capitalized!
Seasons
Where does a comma go when you are using dialogue? Give an example
After the tag
She said, "Where is the book?"
"Please don't go," said Maya.
Name 3 SMARTIES
Math
Authority
Steps
Examples
Never do this... Mrs. Williams says_________
No touchie, touchie!
Where does a comma go on a tag question?
Before the question at the end of the sentence.
Molly, you are going to the mall after school, aren't you?
Mrs. Williams says this, if it says choose which thought is written clearer....
Get rid of it if it's too wordy.
How many words do I need and how do I count them?
500
Tally
What is theme?
lesson learned
What do poems have?
stanzas
lines
patterns
When do I capitalize a person's title?
before their name
When do you use apostrophes?
In contractions and to show ownership
What are the 3 transition words I will use on my ODW?
To start off with,
Secondly,
To end with,
Separates two ideas or thoughts
comma conjunction
Where does the apostrophe go in a contraction?
List 3 contractions
Where the missing letter are
is not- isn't
would not- wouldn't
I am -I'm
City state
Waverly, Ohio
What does a conclusion have?
Transition word
Restate thesis
Restate reasons
Wrap-up
Name 4 text features
illustration
title subtitle
map
graph
bold print
Use these strategies!!!
eliminate
go back in the passage
highlight
read, read, read
read the question 3x's
What do I have to be careful because they will trick me?
Hint: Pronouns
The pronoun must match the person or people.
Where does the apostrophe go in this sentence.
The elephants cages need to be cleaned by Friday.
The elephants' cages need to be cleaned by Friday.
What puts points in my pocket on ODW? Name 3
500 words Math
commas authority
transition words
wrap-ups
Stronger/longer words
What are the FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Don't break these a part!
Correlative Conjunctions
When everyone is in the sentence, I must use.
his/her
What does the body paragraphs have?
Transition word
reason
ATT/quote
IWWA
FAM
IWWA
Wrap-up
What are all the text structues
compare/contrast
cause/effect
problem/solution
sequence/chronological order
description
What tests will you have on KSA?
Reading
Math
Social Studies
Editing Mechanics
Writing
When you are doing subject verb agreement, you must make sure it's in the right verb tense (past/present/future) Mrs. Williams says read the passage and figure out the tense and then_____!
Plug it in!
The childrens toys are all over the playground.
The children's toys are all over the playground.
What are 5 wrap-up starters on ODW?
As has been noted,
Given these points,
This proves,
To summarize,
This shows,
As show above,