2223 V4 creative writing (11): test, spelling checker + sample Late Night Call

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

How was your holiday?

1. Great! I relaxed and slept a lot.
2. 24/7 gaming and/or watching TV
3. Busy. I did lots of schoolwork.
4. Mwah... it was okay.

What is your New Year's resolution
for 2023?

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Tuesday 10 January

• Test: rubrics/checklist
  
• Spelling checker
  
• Common mistakes in story writing
  
• Sample story: Late Night Call

On the day of the test

Bring to class:

• dictionaries 
  

To be handed out in class:

• assignment + rubrics
  

Rubrics like those you have seen in peer review will be used to mark your test.

Test

Your document should have the correct font (Arial 12) and line spacing (1.5)

• change the name of the file into: class +  your name
  

e.g.: V4b Abel Tasman

• SAVE to your usb before continuing
  
• print your work (do NOT switch off the computer)
• proofread your work and sign it before handing it back in to the invigilator

Spelling checker 

select the text, then go to: 

• Extra
  
• Taal
  
• select 'English (Great Britain)
  
• check whether language has been changed (left bottom)

-> NB! no special rules apply to dyslexic students!!

Word count

• Select the text without your name and the title
  
• check window left bottom
• write down the number of words 

Common mistakes in story writing

Content  

• no title 
  
• no clear structure in the story (= the 3 stages)
  
• no paragraphs
  
• not all grammar items have been incorporated in the story
• number of words

Common mistakes in story writing

Spelling

• to / too:

 it will be too late - others may be hurt too 
go to the cinema - to be clear 

• of / off:

 switch something off – fall off  
 of course – plenty of time 

• there / their: 

there is much violence there (location) 
they mind their own business (possessive) 

Common mistakes in story writing

grammar  

• narrative tenses (e.g. present simple),
• word order,
  
• sequencing clauses (especially with 'after')

Common mistakes in story writing

Punctuation/capitalization

• Please remember to start your sentences with a capital letter and end them with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. 
  
• Names have capital letters!
  
• Comment adverbs and Direct speech!!!

Punctuation/capitalization

• Please remember to start your sentences with a capital letter and end them with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. 
  
• Names have capital letters!
  
• Comment adverbs and Direct speech!!!

Questions?

sample story: Late Night Call

• read the story
  
• use the check box to 
  
• underline the structures you have found
  
• correct the mistakes

sample key

Correct the mistakes Story 2

Can you spot the mistake(s) in the sentences?

handout

Good luck on your test!