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TED - GRADE 3
5 – I picked just the right words to express my ideas and feelings.
• Every word seems exactly right: specific and accurate.
• The words create pictures that linger in your mind.
• Colorful, fresh and snappy – yet nothing’s overdone.
• Striking words and phrases catch your eye.• Lively verbs, precise nouns, and descriptive
modifiers.• Accurate and precise: that’s me!
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3 – It might not tweak your imagination, but hey – it gets the message across.
• Words are adequate and correct, but not very original.• My words communicate, but they seldom create pictures
in your mind.• I might have over-utilized my thesaurus…• I used quite a few passive verbs and everyday nouns,
adjectives, and adverbs.• I didn’t revise much for word choice. What you see if
pretty much the first thing that popped into my head.• It’s functional, with only a moment or two of sparkle.
It’s very general.
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1 – My reader is likely to ask, “Huh?”
• I’m a victim of vague wording and fuzzy phrasing.
• It’s hard to picture what I’m talking about.• Maybe I misused a word or two…• My vocabulary is limited and/or I’ve
misused words.• Some redundant words and phrases might
be redundant; too many clichés.• The words just don’t work in this piece.
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So ask yourself…
• Here are questions you can ask yourself about IDEAS.
Did I write about a small idea, a seed idea?
Is my message clear? Do I know a lot about my
topic? Do I have interesting
details?
• Here are questions you can ask yourself about WORD CHOICE.
Did I use any new words? Do my words make
sense? Did I use precise words,
just the right word?
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List five activities you do every day at your home.
1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. _____________________________________
5. ____________________________________
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Now CREATE an IMAGINARY FRIEND.
It’s name: ___________________
Draw a picture of your imaginary friend.