Title: Rules for editing
Description: Basic rules for editing.
Standard(s):
[ELA] (6) 9: Utilize vocabulary and spelling skills, including using homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms in writing.
[ELA] (6) 10: Use punctuation correctly in writing, including apostrophes to show possession and semicolons joining two independent clauses.
[ELA] (6) 11: Apply the rules governing capitalization of proper adjectives, map directions and regions of the country, seasons, titles, words showing family relationships, subjects and courses, and divided quotations.
[ELA] (6) 12: Apply grammar conventions in writing with consistent verb tense; nominative, objective, and possessive pronouns; and subject-verb agreement when interrupted by a prepositional phrase.
[ELA] (7) 10: Apply mechanics in writing, including commas to set off nouns of address and following introductory phrases and clauses.
[ELA] (7) 11: Apply grammar conventions in writing to pronoun-antecedent agreement and to subject-verb agreement with inverted word order and with indefinite pronouns as subjects.
[ELA] (8) 9: Apply mechanics in writing, including punctuating titles using quotation marks, underlining, or italics and using semicolons, conjunctive adverbs, and commas to join two independent clauses or to correct run-on sentences.
[ELA] (9) 10: Determine correct use of commas with appositives and within direct quotations, colons to introduce lists, semicolons with a series of elements separated by commas, and punctuation for a divided quotation.
[ELA] (9) 11: Identify correct use of parallel words; incorrect verb tense shifts within sentences; correct number and tense in verb forms, including regular and irregular verbs; and correct forms of compound nouns, including singular, plural, and possessive forms.
[ELA] (9) 12: Apply the correct use of subject-verb agreement with collective nouns when verb forms depend on the rest of the sentence; with compound subjects, including those joined by or with the second element as singular or plural; and with the subjunctive mood.
[ELA] (10) 12: Demonstrate correct use of singular and plural collective nouns and words with alternate accepted forms; pronoun-antecedent agreement in number and gender; and nominative, objective, and possessive pronoun cases.
[ELA] (10) 13: Apply the correct use of subject-verb agreement with singular and plural subjects, including subjects compound in form and singular in meaning and subjects plural in form and singular in meaning; intervening prepositional and appositive phrases; and correlative conjunctions.
[ELA] (10) 14: Edit for incorrect shifts in verb tense in paragraphs, use of verbals, use of dangling participles and misplaced modifiers, and parallelism in phrases.
[ELA2010] (6) 37: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.6.1]
[ELA2010] (6) 38: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.6.2]
[ELA2010] (7) 36: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.7.1]
[ELA2010] (7) 37: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.7.2]
[ELA2010] (8) 36: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.8.1]
[ELA2010] (8) 37: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.8.2]
[ELA2010] (9) 36: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.9-10.1]
[ELA2010] (9) 37: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.9-10.2]
[ELA2010] (10) 37: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.9-10.1]
[ELA2010] (10) 38: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.9-10.2]

Title: Can We Talk?
Description: This is a good activity to help students learn to correctly write dialogue. "Can We Talk? Grades 4-6 Summary: A great lesson to help remind students the skills involved in using dialogue in their writing."
Standard(s):
[ELA] (4) 8: Compose descriptive texts using an introductory paragraph, sensory details, vivid language, and a conclusion.
[ELA] (4) 10: Apply mechanics in writing, including capitalization of business and friendly letter parts and envelope addresses and use of punctuation, including apostrophe with contractions; underlining or italicizing of book titles; and commas to separate items in a series and in a physical address.
[ELA] (5) 7: Compose expository texts using an introductory paragraph that includes a main idea; supporting paragraphs with a minimum of three reasons, explanations, or steps in a process; and a conclusion.
[ELA] (5) 9: Apply mechanics in writing, including capitalization of first word in a direct quotation and use of punctuation, including quotation marks and comma with direct quotations, colon to introduce a list, and commas after introductory words, with a noun of direct address, and in a compound sentence.
[ELA] (6) 8: Compose in persuasive mode for a specific purpose and audience, including clearly stated opinions with supporting details and reasons or examples to influence thought or action.
[ELA] (6) 10: Use punctuation correctly in writing, including apostrophes to show possession and semicolons joining two independent clauses.
[ELA] (7) 9: Compose in descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive modes with a thesis sentence and introductory, supporting, and concluding paragraphs when appropriate.
[ELA] (7) 10: Apply mechanics in writing, including commas to set off nouns of address and following introductory phrases and clauses.
[ELA2010] (4) 24: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. [W.4.3]
[ELA2010] (4) 39: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.4.2]
[ELA2010] (5) 24: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. [W.5.3]
[ELA2010] (5) 39: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.5.2]
[ELA2010] (6) 23: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. [W.6.3]
[ELA2010] (6) 24: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 21-23 above.) [W.6.4]
[ELA2010] (6) 38: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.6.2]
[ELA2010] (7) 22: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. [W.7.3]
[ELA2010] (7) 23: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 20-22 above.) [W.7.4]
[ELA2010] (7) 37: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.7.2]