STAAR Writing Editing

Regina needs to use a more appropriate transition... A transition word is often found at the ____________ of a sentence.

• Middle

• End

• Beginning

Regina would like to add a topic sentence to the beginning of the 4th paragraph. What should the topic sentence include?

• It should repeat what the previous paragraph stated

• It should summarize the entire essay

• It should introduce what paragraph 4 is mostly about

If a question asks you to delete something, what is it asking you to do?

• add something to the essay

• change something in the essay

• move something in the essay

• remove something from the essay

Editing...

• fixing spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structures

• fixing word choice, adding transition words, combining sentences, and adding or moving essay details

Where is the best place to insert this sentence? What is the question asking you to do?

• Look for the sentence and remove it from the essay

• Add the sentence to the beginning of the essay

• Add the sentence to the end of the essay

• Add the sentence to the paragraph where it would make the most sense

If an essay is not focused, what does that mean?

• it is clear and easy to understand

• it has a lot of spelling and grammar errors

• it includes details that are off topic or does have any organization

Make sure your essay is legible...what does this word mean?

• in cursive

• in print

• neat and clear to read

How can you determine the verb tense of the essay

• look for the adjectives

• look at the verb endings

• look for plural nouns

• look for dates

What change needs to be made in the sentence?
I learned that cooking takes more patience and attention to detail then I had ever dreamed!

• Change that to this

• Change takes to take

• Insert a comma after patience

• Change then to than

What punctuation needs to be added to the sentence below?

Georges phone has a lot of apps on it. His parents phones, however, are old and cant even download Snapchat.

• George's phone has a lot of apps on it. His parents' phones, however, are old and can't even download Snapchat.

• Georges phone has a lot of app's on it. His parents phones', however, are old and cant even download Snapchat.

• George's phone has a lot of app's on it. His parents phones, however, are old and can't even download Snapchat.

• No change is needed.