Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
A capital letter.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
My mother taked me to the museum of science yesterday.
My mother took me to Museum of Science yesterday.
What are the four sections of the ELPAC?
Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking
What are the tools you can ask Mrs. Martinez for during the exam?
A piece of paper and a pencil.
If they ask you to write 3 sentences, how many should you actually write?
5-8
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
I
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
We goed to the movies last friday.
We went to the movies last Friday.
I bought too/two/to many pairs of shoes at the store.
too
How many sentences should each paragraph be?
5-8 sentences
If they ask you for 2 paragraphs, how many sentences total should you have?
8-10
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are three possible end marks? 100 points for each one.
A period, question mark and exclamation mark.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
What did i do wrong.
What did I do wrong?
I invited my friends to go to the mall. They're/There/Their going to be so surprised when they realize I am actually throwing them a birthday party.
They're (They Are)
True or False: The writing test is timed and must be completed in one class period.
False.
Words or phrases used to go from one idea to the next in your writing
Transitions
What are 2 of the 4 reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
proper noun
beginning of sentence
letter I
Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
She been watching TV all day
She has been watching TV all day.
Name all four parts of RACE. We have used this in class.
Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain
What should you do before you submit your writing?
Editing means
To fix your mistakes
Give me one reason you need to use a comma in a sentence.
- To separate items in a list
- To separate a compound sentence before the conjunction
-To separate an dependent clause from the rest of the sentence
-To separate a quotation
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
I hope we got to go to new york soon.
I hope we get to go to New York soon.
When is the last day of school?
June 13th
How should you begin a paragraph when they are asking for your opinion? (Each sentence starter is worth 500.)
In my opinion,
I think..
It is my belief that..
Which sentence does not belong?
(1) A goldfish is an easy pet to take care of. (2) It needs a big bowl of water to swim around in. (3) It also needs special food. (4) Turtles are good pets. (5) It is fun to watch the fish swim.
4