making my writing better!
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How to improve my writing using a checklist to proof-read, edit and re-draft my work.
LP 18a: Making my writing better!
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You are going to draw a picture of the perfect college. Before you start, think about what to include. Your teacher will give you marks out of 10 for your drawing.
Draw the perfect college.
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What we are doing today
1.Finding out what the examiner is looking for in our writing.
2.Finding out what are the writing skills we need in our writing.
3.Use a checklist to improve our writing.
4.Choosing one writing and one exam skill to improve by next week.
5.Some of us will need to complete our reading assessment.
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How does knowing the marking criteria help us write better?
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What does the examiner look for in our writing?
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Plan & Task Format & Tone Paragraphs & Layout
VocabularyWhat does the examiner look
for in our writing?
Sentences
Spelling Grammar Punctuation
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Plan & Task
1.RTQ & CTA
(Read the question & Check the answer.)
2.Generating ideas.
3.Developing three main ideas.
4.What am I going to say?How am I going to
say it?
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Format & Tone1.Introductions &
conclusions.
2.Beginnings, middles & ends.
3.PEE
4.Formal & informal language.
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1.One idea, one paragraph.
2.Linking paragraphs.
3.Letter layout.
Paragraphs & Layout
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Vocabulary(Words!)
1.Using variety & avoiding repetition.
2.Using vocabulary suitable for the topic.
3.Using colourful adjectives.
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Sentences1.Sentence variety: . ! ?
2.Using short & long sentences.
3.How to make complex sentences.
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Spelling1.Spelling common words.
2.How to learn new vocabulary & spellings.
3.Frequently confused words & homophones.
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1.Tenses.
2.Subject & verb agreement.
Grammar
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Punctuation1.Capital letters for names &
‘I.’
2.Capital letters and full stops for sentences.
3.Capitals for places.