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Editing Tamariki Writing
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Editing Tamariki Writing
Read each item carefully. Check capitals, full stops, spaces and word choices. Rewrite sentences neatly.
Spot and fix
Look closely at each sentence before choosing or changing it.
1.Which sentence needs a capital letter at the beginning?
- We saw a tui in the tree.
- my brother made a kite.
- The wind blew gently.
2.Which sentence needs a full stop added at the end?
- A crab scuttled across the sand.
- We packed our lunch
- Dad made a tall sandcastle.
3.In the sentence “the little lamb slept”, which change should you make first?
- Change the first letter to a capital.
- Put a question mark at the end.
- Take out the spaces between words.
Make sentences clearer
Rewrite each sentence so it is easy to read.
4.Rewrite this sentence with a capital letter and full stop: “on monday, ari rode his scooter”
5.This is a very long sentence: “The kite rose into the sky and it spun around and it landed in a tree.” Rewrite it as two sentences.
6.Make this sentence more interesting by replacing the word “nice” with any suitable descriptive word: “We had a nice picnic.”
Join ideas
Use the joining word named in each question.
7.Join these ideas with “and”: “I planted a seed. I watered it.”
8.Join these ideas with “but”: “Rawiri wanted to feed the ducks. She had no bread.”
9.Choose the best joining word to finish the sentence: “Hana felt sleepy, ___ she went to bed.”
- and
- but
- so
10.Match each pair of ideas with the best joining word: and, but or so.
- It was raining. I found my gumboots.
- We made a card. We gave it to Nan.
- I like pears. I do not like plums.
- but
- so
- and
My editing check
Remember the small details that help readers understand your writing.
11.Complete the checklist: Use a letter at the start of a sentence, a full at the end, and leave between words.
12.Write one sentence about how you edit a piece of writing. Include the words “pencil” and “eraser.”
13.Write one editing goal for your next piece of writing. You could choose to check capitals, full stops, spaces or interesting words.
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