daily edit: sentence starters how does it work?. each day, you will: ▪read the day’s sentence...
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Each day, you will:
▪ Read the day’s sentence together as a class.
▪ Find FIVE errors independently using proofreading marks.
▪ Check your work when a classmate comes to the board to make corrections.
▪ Discuss the corrections as a class.
▪ Rewrite the sentence correctly, reflecting the changes you made with proofreading marks.
▪ Determine how many errors you missed.
How Will I Be Graded?
▪ At the end of the week, your Sentence Starters work will be collected. Only ONE sentence will be graded officially. However, you don’t know which one I will grade, so you need to make sure ALL sentences are correct!
▪ At the beginning of the next week, you will listen to and copy a sentence that incorporates the focus skills from the previous week. Think of this as a “Quick Quiz.” This will let me know if you understand the skills we worked on before we continue to the next section!
Some Friendly Competition!▪ Each week’s handout is worth 10 points. You will
earn a lottery ticket for a 10/10.
▪ At the end of the quarter, we will hold a lottery drawing for FABULOUS PRIZES—a brand new car, a trip to Hawaii (okay, not really—but I do give away some pretty cool goodie bags…)
▪ We will also keep track of each class’s 10/10s and compete for a class prize at the end of the quarter. Can your class get better scores than the others each week? WE SHALL SEE!
Daily EditSentence Starters Tests
▪ After every three weeks, you will take a written Daily Edit Sentence Starters test.
▪ The test is composed of SIX sentences, two from each week.
▪ You will find five errors in each sentence, use proofreading marks to make corrections, and then write the corrected sentence on the lines.
▪ Each sentence is worth five points (a point for each error) so the test is worth 25 POINTS.
Weeks #1-3: Focus Skills
▪ Contraction
▪ Compound sentence
▪ Common and proper noun
▪ Plural noun
▪ Compound noun
▪ Possessive noun
▪ Homophones
Homophones
▪words pronounced the same but different in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not
Examples: to/two/too, right/write, red/read
MONDAY
Its my dream to visit all of the country’s in Europe someday but Germany is at the top of my list.
MONDAY
My friend’s and me are going to the beach next week to stay at the Jone’s vacation home from saturday to tuesday.
WEDNESDAY
Please fold you’re clothes after your finished walking Mr. Smiths’ dog, and than we can vist your aunt.
FRIDAY
Were having trouble understanding the buses’ schedule but we think it run’s every thirty minute’s.
TUESDAY
My family and me enjoyed an awesome meal at a nearby Mexican restaurant they’re tacoes are better then those at Taco Bell.
WEDNESDAY
The womens’ softball team won they’re first championship game mom took me to one of the cities best restaurants to celebrate.
THURSDAY
The Mendezes house is always filled with the amazing smells of Mrs. Mendezes cuban cooking I often go there for diner.
FRIDAY
The bisons on the planes of yellowstone can be dangerous at times many tourists have learned this the hard way by sustaining serious injury’s.
MONDAY
My dog got lose last wednesday I found him next store eating the flowers in my neighbors yard
TUESDAY
Many animals are greatly effected by the worlds changing climate and some may not be able to survive the effects of Global Warming for much longer.
THURSDAY
Your going to like camping with the Bush’s but its important that you bring alot of bug repellent.
FRIDAY
An Eagle swooped down to steal the wolves catch the wolf creeped sadly away to look for more pray.
MONDAY
The box of cookies were left on the table and John was dissappointed to find that every last oreo had been devoured by his little sister’s.
TUESDAY
This bin of festive christmas decorations belong in the attic but my Dad is to busy to move it.
WEDNESDAY
The children at the playground is afraid of Rosses’ Mother because shes always yelling at other peoples’ kids.
THURSDAY
The boys in the band is popular with the students but the principle finds some of there music to be unexceptable.
MONDAY
Our quarterback and best running back is sick with Swine flu, and can’t play this weekend so I don’t have high hopes for Saturdays game.
TUESDAY
The young couples’ home were crowded with there growing family of children and pets so the pare went in search of a bigger home.
WEDNESDAY
There is five deers that wonder into my backyard every morning their beautiful to observe.
FRIDAYThe box of cream- filled donuts were passed around in class to celebrate the childrens’ birthdays for the month of april I was aloud to have two.
MONDAY
The neighbor’s across the road is always fighting in the yard but I cant ever tell whose at fault.
WEDNESDAY
The list of failing students were posted on Mr. Ramirez’ bulletin board and I was afraid to see weather I was failing spanish.
THURSDAY
The boots under my bed is worn out from hiking but Im getting a new pare for my upcoming trip to the smokies.