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Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS Standards)

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Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS Standards)

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(15) Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas.

(14) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text.

Students are expected to:

(C)Revise drafts to ensure precise word choice and vivid images; consistent point of view; use of simple, compound, and complex sentences; internal and external coherence; and the use of effective transitions after rethinking how well questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed

(D) Edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling

(E) Revise final draft in response to feedback from peers and teacher and publish written work for appropriate audiences.

(19)Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions. Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.

Students are expected to:

(A) Use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking

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Finally, when you are finished, you will post your final piece, using Padlet, for everyone to read, so please make sure it is something you are comfortable sharing.

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1. Tag questions
2. This and that, those and these, one and ones
3. Third conditional
4. Infinitive of purpose
5. Gerunds
6. Connectors to show advantages and disadvantages
7. Children's songs and Christmas songs

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Below is an example of a written letter that contains several writing errors.

Using the Proofreading Marks Chart, please correct the errors in the letter, and then complete the worksheet provided.

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Dear Aunt Tonya

I’ve been meaning to ask you something since I came up with this great idea. You work so hard to get everything done you always take good care of me and Lenny and Kaley you have to much drivin to do takin us everywhere. I have the anser to make life easier for you. So you have time to do things for yourself like gettin your hare done and just relaxing.

I’m ready to lern to drive. Don’t worry you know I’ll be careful I won’t go fast. Did you see Kenny’s car? It needs some paint, but it don’t cost much. Donny’s father is giving him his old car. I got to ride in it yesterday. I always follow the rules. I promise I will learn to drive safely. I can go to the store for you and take everyone anywhere you can get your hair fixed real pretty and put your feet up and just relax.

Love,

The best driver in the hole world

Jaken

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Paragraph one:

1. Find five misspelled words and correct them.

2. Find one word that is misspelled because it is incorrectly used (error in word usage).

3. Find one punctuation error (hint: in the greeting) and correct it.

4. Find one run-on sentence and correct it.

5. Find one sentence fragment (incomplete sentence) and correct it.

Paragraph two:

6. Find one misspelled word and correct it.

7. Find one word that is misspelled because of an error in word usage and correct it.

8. Find two run-on sentences and correct them.

When you have finished editing the paragraph and completed the worksheet, please hand it in to me in class.