Editing

Editing

Let's discuss how to edit a piece of writing :)

Multiple Choice

Quick review from yesterday:

When you revise, do you use ARMS or CUPS?

• ARMS

• CUPS

Multiple Choice

"OUR TEACHERS MAKE A DIFFERANCE"

What part of CUPS should we use to correct the sign?

• Capitalization

• Usage

• Punctuation

• Spelling

Multiple Choice

"Let's eat Grandma" -> "Let's eat, Grandma" is an example of what part of CUPS?

• Capitalization

• Usage

• Punctuation

• Spelling

Multiple Choice

"what's the name of the boat in the titanic?"

What part of CUPS should we use to correct the tweet?

• Capitalization

• Usage

• Punctuation

• Spelling

Open Ended

When you see a question like this (What change should be made in sentence 4?), what do you usually do first?

Open Ended

What does "clarify" mean? (we went over this yesterday)

Multiple Choice

Have I Made a Mistake?

(1) I consider for a moment whether getting on the roller coaster at the carnival was a good life choice but the sudden forward movement of the ride made me see that it’s way too late for second-guessing. (2) My sweaty toes are clenched inside my black-and-white tennis shoes. (3) I glance at my hands and notice that my knuckles have turned white. (4) I decided that perhaps i should loosen my grip on the heavy bar that’s pressing against my chest. (5) My hands aren’t intrested in what my brain is telling them to do.

**What change should be made in sentence 4?

• change decided to decide

• change i to I

• change that's to thats

• change the period to an exclamation point

Multiple Choice

Have I Made a Mistake?

(1) I consider for a moment whether getting on the roller coaster at the carnival was a good life choice but the sudden forward movement of the ride made me see that it’s way too late for second-guessing. (2) My sweaty toes are clenched inside my black-and-white tennis shoes. (3) I glance at my hands and notice that my knuckles have turned white. (4) I decide that perhaps i should loosen my grip on the heavy bar that’s pressing against my chest. (5) My hands aren’t intrested in what my brain is telling them to do.

**The meaning of sentence 1 can be clarified by changing made to —

• makes

• have made

• is making

• will make

Multiple Choice

Have I Made a Mistake?

(1) I consider for a moment whether getting on the roller coaster at the carnival was a good life choice; but the sudden forward movement of the ride made me see that it’s way too late for second-guessing. (2) My sweaty toes are clenched inside my black-and-white tennis shoes. (3) I glance at my hands and notice that my knuckles have turned white. (4) I decide that perhaps i should loosen my grip on the heavy bar that’s pressing against my chest. (5) My hands aren’t intrested in what my brain is telling them to do.

**What change needs to be made to sentence 1?

• Place a comma after but

• Remove the semicolon before but

• Change the period to a question mark

• No change necessary

Open Ended

BONUS QUESTION:

What type of music do you think Miss Bendele usually listens to?