WW Warm-up

Is this sentence written in Active Voice?

A skill that must be taught is reserach.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Is this sentence written in Active Voice?

Teachers must teach research.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence completely eliminates weak adjectives or verbs?

• Being a great researcher is useful for school and life.

• Being able to conduct valuable reserach proves to be essential for school as well as life.

• Being a good researcher can be beneficial not only for school but also for life.

• Knowing how to reserach benefits everyone in school and in life.

Does this sentence eliminate all "to be" verbs?

Being an excellent researcher is not only essential for school but also for life.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which answer does not have any run-ons?

• Students need to learn how to find credible sources especially now. Since there is a lot of misinformation in the world, students need to know how to find reliable information.

• Students need to learn how to find credible sources, especially now since there is a lot of misinformation out in the world and students need to know how to find reliable information.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence contains no run-ons?

• Once students find accurate information, they need to synthesize more than one source. This skill will be helpful in high school and college.

• Once students find accurate information they need to know what to do with it, learning how to synthesize information from more than one source is a skill that will be helpful in high school and college.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence flows best?

• Through the expert project, students will learn how to find credible sources. They will need those sources to learn about their topics.

• Through the expert project, students will learn how to find credible sources in order to learn about their topics.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentences flow best?

• They will put together a research project. Than, they will also teach the class about their project. Finally, they will use the information they found.

• They will use the information they found to put together a research project and teach the class about their topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which sentences flow best?

• Students might find the expert project kind of fun, especially if they pick a topic that interests them because they'll learn facts and statistics that matter to them personally.

• Students might find the expert project kind of fun. Especially if they pick a topic that interests them since they will be learning facts and statistics about something that matters to them personally.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentences flow best?

• Students should try hard because they will learn important college-level reading and writing skills, and this project will have a significant impact on their grades.

• Students will learn important college-level reading and writing skills. This project could also make or break their grades. They should try.