Editing Run-on Sentences and Homophones in Feature Articles

Editing Run-on Sentences and Homophones in Feature Articles

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

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The video tutorial emphasizes the importance of writing clear and succinct sentences to enhance reader comprehension. It covers the identification and correction of run-on sentences and homophone errors, which are often missed by computer grammar checks. The tutorial includes a practical exercise using an unedited draft to identify these errors. Additionally, it explains ocean movements like waves, tides, and currents as an example. The video concludes with a peer editing process to improve writing clarity and error correction.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to write clear and succinct sentences?

To confuse the readers

To ensure readers do not have to work too hard to understand the topic

To make the text longer

To use more complex vocabulary

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a method to correct a run-on sentence?

Making two simple sentences

Using a semicolon to separate clauses

Adding more information to the sentence

Creating a compound sentence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in identifying errors in a draft article?

Identifying run-on sentences and homophones

Checking for spelling mistakes

Changing the topic

Adding more content

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narrator suggest doing after reading through examples of run-on sentences?

Trying a piece on your own

Writing a new article

Asking someone else to write

Ignoring the errors

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural phenomenon did the example in the draft article describe?

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Ocean movements like waves and tides

Rainfall

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes tides according to the draft article?

Earth's rotation

Gravitational pull of the moon and the sun

Wind systems

Water temperature

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is harder to see according to the draft article?

Tides

Waves

Sandcastles

Ocean currents

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