Year 10 - English
Revising and editing non-fiction writing
Non-fiction: crime and punishment
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by reading and responding to a selection of nineteenth century and modern non-fiction texts on the theme of crime and punishment. They practise summarising and comparing texts before writing an article and information text.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use effective editing strategies to revise and rewrite a response.
Key Notes
- Revising and editing written work is a great way to improve our writing skills overall.
- Improving vocabulary choices and language devices can help inform future decisions in your writing.
- Structural features and sentences can be improved to make your writing more cohesive and varied.
- Using a success criteria can help you to create specific feedback.
Vocabulary To Learn
- squander: to waste something in a reckless and foolish way
- revise: to look at a piece of work closely and make any corrections or amendments
- elevate: when thinking about writing, this means to make improvements and make it even better
- credible: believable or trustworthy
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Rewriting and improving responses is a waste of time.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Revising and editing written work is a great way to improve our writing skills overall. Improving vocabulary choices and language devices can help inform future decisions in your writing.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'squander'
to waste something in a reckless and foolish way.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Rewriting and improving responses is a waste of time. Correction: How does the process of revising and rewriting develop vocabulary use? How does rewriting support the writing of future responses?
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