Edit and Revise: Mo's Bows and Tree House Tourist 2019 STAAR

Mo's Bows: Which is the best way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

• He didn't see any that he liked because he talked with his grandmother.

• He didn't see any that he liked, even though he talked with his grandmother.

• He didn't see any that he liked, so he talked with his grandmother.

• He didn't see any that he liked when he talked with his grandmother.

Mo's Bows: Which transition is the best to add to the beginning of sentence 15?

• However

• Therefore

• After all

• Soon

What is a topic sentence?

• A sentence that tells you a conclusion.

• A sentence that tells you the meaning of the entire paragraph.

• An idea about a sentence.

• The theme of the story.

Mo's Bows: Darla needs to add a topic sentence for the fourth paragraph (Sentence 16-19). Which sentence should be added just before sentence 16 as the topic sentence for this paragraph?

• From there, Mo's Bows became very popular.

• Eventually, Mo needed help with his business.

• Mo was excited about starting the company.

• Mo sold some bows to a few people.

What is the point of improving the "CLARITY" of a sentence?

• To help the reader better understand and/or to clear up any confusion.

• To make a better sentence.

• To give more detail.

• To make the reader happy.

Mo's Bows: Which change can Darla make to improve the clarity of sentence 31?

• Change them to young people

• Change what to things

• Change they to you

• No revision is needed in this sentence

Tree House Tourists: What change should be made in sentence 3?

• Change Leaves to Leafes

• Change brush to brushes

• Insert a comma after windows

• Change through to threw

Tree House Tourists: What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 5?

• Change like to likes

• Change we to they

• Change created to creating

• No change needs to be made.

Tree House Tourists: What change should be made in sentence 8?

• Change rain forests to rain forest's

• Change thickly to thick

• Delete the comma after areas.

• Insert a comma after shore.

Tree House Tourists: What change should be made in sentence 13?

• Change need to needs

• Change walks to walk

• Change use to using

• No change is needed.