Year 3 - English
Peer editing the paragraph about diet
Healthy Lifestyle: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils research diet, exercise and sleep to write a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials and subject-specific vocabulary to present their research in a well-structured report. Pupils peer edit and present their reports.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to edit your own and your peer's section about diet in a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle.
Key Notes
- Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing.
- Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
- When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops and commas are all checked.
- When editing sentence structure, the way sentences are constructed is checked to improve and enhance text flow.
- When editing language, choices of words and phrases are carefully reviewed.
Vocabulary To Learn
- editing: the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality
- punctuation: a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences
- sentence structure: the way words are arranged within a sentence to convey meaning
- vocabulary: the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing. Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'editing'
the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only. Correction: Editing involves improving language choices, sentence structure and enhancing the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Identifying features of a non-chronological report in preparation for writing Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about a healthy diet Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about exercise and sleep Study Guide
- Presenting a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle Study Guide
- Recalling facts about healthy lifestyle for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about a healthy diet Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about exercise and sleep Study Guide
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