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Revising
Editing
Compositions
Strategies
Rules
100
What is the purpose of a TOPIC sentence in a paragraph?
To tell what the paragraph will be able (tells the topic)
100
What does SCPNO stand for?
Spelling Capitalization Punctuation No mistake Other
100
How many compositions will you need to write for the STAAR test? What type?
2- Narrative and Expository
100
What strategies do you use for passages?
Substitute, correct, and check Highlight, divide, check, and label PPF
100
If a word ends in y, what is the rule to make it plural?
drop the Y, add -ies
200
Where do you add a concluding statement in a passage?
At the end (it is part of the conclusion)
200
They took Oliver out of his pen and put him in there car
their
200
What do you write about in a narrative composition?
A personal experience
200
What is thing strategy you MUST do before writing on the lined paper?
Brainstorm - Complete "prewriting"
200
What are the TWO reasons apostrophes are used for?
contractions and to show possession
300
What does a "supporting sentence" do?
It gives details about what the paragraph is talking about
300
Olivers ears stood up on his head.
Oliver's
300
Write about a time when you helped cheer someone up.
Narrative
300
What strategy do you do when you are asked to find the sentence that DOES NOT BELONG?
BRAINFART
300
When do you use quotation marks?
When someone is speaking or you are showing the exact words or thoughts for a character.
400
Revise the following sentence: The shoes quickly became popular because they were comfortable, and they were popular because they were easy to clean.
The shoes quickly became popular because they were comfortable and easy to clean.
400
“I’m a clown fish,” a striped orange-and-white thing said with a giggle.”
Delete the quotation marks after giggle
400
Write about the importance of family. Explain why they are an important part of our lives.
Expository
400
Draw the organizer you use for narrative and expository
(Show board to Mrs. R)
400
What are the meanings of there, their, and they're
there = location (here) their = belongs to someone (our) they're = they are (contraction)
500
Revise the following sentence: The shrimp swam after the clownfish, the coral cheered, waving its arms wildly.
The shrimp swam after the clownfish. The coral cheered, waving its arms wildly.
500
We learned multiplicashion in math class.
multiplication
500
What is visual thing the narrative prompt will include? What is one thing the expository prompt will include?
Narrative: Picture Expository: Box with text
500
A narrative composition should be written in which tense?
Past
500
What are the meanings of to, too, two
to = place, location (going to) too = also, quantity (toooooooo much!) two = number 2