ELA STAAR Boot Camp: Revising & Editing [Day 1]

"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework” is an example of what?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

“It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework” is an example of what?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire: I was the third of five sons. He sent me to Emanuel College in Cambridge at fourteen years old, where I resided three years, and applied myself close to my studies. What is the narration? In first person narrations, the narrator is usually a main character and uses I and me.In third person narrations, the narrator is not a main character and uses

she, he, they or it.

• First Person

• Personification

• Second Person

• Third Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

As the car turns upright and glides to a halt in the station, I know exactly what I’m going to do next.

What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of the sentence ?

• For example

• To repeat

• On the other hand

• In fact

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

What is the most effective revision to make in the sentence ?

• No changes needed.

• They write essays, take tests, and do homework, they also go to sports practices.

• They write essays, take tests, do homework, and attend sports practices.

• They write essays, take tests, and do homework while there are sports practices.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Find the error in the following sentence.

"Your cousin Juan will be there, and you used to play basketball for hours with them."

• delete the last quotation mark

• change Your to You're

• change them to him

• add a comma after cousin

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What change should be made in the following sentence?

She sighed as her father, who was walking toward some older relatives was greeted warmly with big hugs.

• add a comma after relatives

• change sighed to sigh

• change warmly to warm

• change toward to at

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What change should be made in the following sentence?

At last Marta captured a glimpse of Juan, who was wearing his terra vista middle school basketball jersey.

• add a comma after Marta

• capitalize Terra Vista

• capitalize Terra Vista Middle School

• capitalize Terra Vista Middle School Basketball Jersey

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?

Young voters bare responsibility to help select their government officials.

• change government to governmental

• add a comma after voters

• change their to there

• change bare to bear

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B