Editing and Revising Your Persuasive Essay

What is the main focus of the video homework?

• Mastering editing and revising for a persuasive essay

• Understanding narrative techniques

• Learning about historical events

• Improving mathematical problem-solving skills

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

What should students do when they see a pencil icon in the video?

• Skip to the next section

• Pause the video

• Start a new video

• Take notes on the discussed topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.6

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What is the difference between editing and revising?

• There is no difference; both terms mean the same

• Editing focuses on major structural changes, while revising looks at grammatical errors

• Editing involves correcting typos and grammar, revising involves improving structure and organization

• Editing is about adding content, revising is about removing content

Why should students find their own mistakes before submitting?

• To make the teacher's job easier

• To develop their editing skills

• Because the teacher will not check their work

• It is not necessary; the teacher will correct them

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is one revising strategy discussed in the video?

• Using a spell checker

• Color coding sentences based on structure

• Rewriting the entire essay

• Ignoring sentence structure

What does color coding in revision help with?

• Identifying types of sentences

• Checking for plagiarism

• Counting the words in the essay

• Enhancing the visual appeal of the essay

What is the purpose of the paragraph analysis tool?

• To ensure each paragraph is of equal length

• To organize paragraphs in a fun way

• To add more paragraphs to the essay

• To check the uniformity of sentence lengths and structures

What should every sentence in the body paragraphs include?

• At least 15 words

• A citation if it states a fact

• A question for the reader

• A persuasive word

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

What is the final step before printing the essay?

• Emailing the essay to the teacher

• Having the teacher review the essay's formatting and citations

• Uploading the essay to a website

• Reading the essay aloud in class

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

Why is it important to use the spell check and grammar check tools?

• To ensure the essay is error-free

• To change the font style of the essay

• Because it is a requirement for passing the class

• To make the essay longer

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.6

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.4.7