Tutoring Revise and Edit- A Different Kind of Princess

Which of these is a complete sentence?

• As I looked through the open window of the classroom.

• Because it seemed like there were no people at home.

• Many of the students in the classroom were asleep.

• Even though the test had just started.

Which of these is a correctly written complex sentence?

• As we wandered through the forest, I noticed many animals.

• As we wandered through the forest I noticed many animals.

• As, I wandered through the forest I noticed many animals.

• As I wandered through the forest and I noticed many animals.

The football players at the Stadium realized that the weather had changed and it was about to rain.

• Change "that" to "something"

• Make no change

• Change "football players" to "Football Players"

• Change "Stadium" to "stadium"

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Several of my friends and me decided to put our money together and buy a present for our teacher.

• Insert a comma after "together"

• Change "me" to "I"

• Change "decided" to "decide"

• Make no change

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

We teenagers had an incredible field trip with ton's of amazing memories.

• Change "We teenagers" to "Us teenagers"

• Change "ton's" to "tons"

• Change "memories" to "memorys"

• Make no change

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these sentences is written correctly? (Pay attention to punctuation!)

• Education is a wonderful experience students are given so many opportunities to learn incredible things.

• Education is a wonderful experience, students are given so many opportunities to learn incredible things.

• Education is a wonderful experience; students are given so many opportunities to learn incredible things.

• Education is a wonderful experience, students are given so many opportunities: to learn incredible things.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When you do revise and edit questions on STAAR, you should--

• Use a dictionary for answer choices about spelling.

• Give reasons for why the answer you chose is correct and the answers you didn't choose are incorrect.

• Read the sentence out loud in your mind to help you understand what mistakes it might have.

• Insert answer choices into the sentence to see if they fit.

• You should do all of these!

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10