2016 STAAR Writing - Editing

Read DeShawn’s paper and look for any corrections he needs to make.

Will you be revising or editing this passage?

• revising

• editing

The C in CUPS stands for -

• Capitalization

• Corrections

• Commas

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

The U in CUPS stands for -

• Usage

• Understand

• Underline

P in CUPS stands for -

• Punctuation

• Periods

• Pass the Test

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

The S in CUPS stands for -

• Spelling

• Start your sentence with a capital letter

• Sound out the words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

(6) I admit that I had enjoyed sharing a room with my little brother for the last six years.

How does sentence 6 need to be changed?

• Change admit to admitt

• Change that to it

• Change had enjoyed to have enjoyed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

(8) But now that Jamal and I are both getting older, I fell that I’m ready for more privacy and a space of my own.

What change should be made in sentence 8?

• Change Jamal and I to Jamal and me

• Delete the comma

• Change fell to feel

• Change privacy to privicy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

(12) I would also have a place to spread out materials and work on projects without getting in anyone elses way.

What change needs to be made in sentence 12?

• Change I to And

• Change spread to spred

• Change anyone to no one

• Change elses to else’s

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

(15) Mr. Owens, my Band Director, insists that I practice every night.

How does sentence 15 need to be changed?

• Change Band Director to band director

• Delete the second comma

• Change insists to insisting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

(17) In a room of my own, I could play my trumpet without disturbing the rest of the family, and in time I would be a much better musican.

What change should be made in sentence 17?

• Change the comma after own to a period

• Change disturbing to disterbing

• Delete and

• Change musican to musician

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B