Introduction
When commuincating in writing, grammar is an essential component. As in every endeavor, practice makes better! Use this webquest to practice your grammar and tune up your editing skills, so you can help others as well!
Essential Question: How can I use verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, capitalization, and punctuation to improve written communication?
Task
Your task is to use the following links to work though various grammar issues. Learn how to use word choices, punctuation, and capitalization to make your writing more clear and engaging. Expalin what you have learned in an essay, and apply what you know when editing newsletter articles, helping a friend with their writing, and in your own writing. Clear, concise, well written papers coming to sixth grade at Speight!
Process
*Please click all of the links for each number before going to the next. Most of this should be a review and practice for writing and editing.
1. Learn a little about verbs with this video (click here). Then go to the website provided (click here) and watch the video on verbs. Try a quiz or go to a game to increase your understanding of verbs.
2. Learn a little about nouns with this video (click here). Then go to the website provided (click here) and watch the video on nouns. Try a quiz or go to a game to increase your understanding of nouns.
3. Learn a little about adjectives with this video (click here). Then go to the website provided (click here) and watch the video on adjectives. Try a quiz or go to a game to increase your understanding of adjectives.
4. Learn a little about adverbs with this video (click here). Then go to the website provided (click here) and watch the video on adverbs. Try a quiz or go to a game to increase your understanding of adverbs.
5. Go to the website provided (click here) and watch the video on pronouns. Try a quiz or go to a game to increase your understanding of pronouns.
6. Click here for a song about conjuctions!
7. Click here to brush up on your parts of speech, then click here to review.
8. Review your capitalzation rules by clicking here.
9. Click here to review how you revise and edit your writing.
10. Click here for some more grammar practice!
Evaluation
Please do not complete this step until you have viewed all of the links on the Process tab!
Go back to the Google Classroom assignment, and complete the quiz.
Conclusion
You should now have a better understanding of word choice, punctuation and capitalization. Continue to use and improve your skills in all written assignments!