Appropriate for Ages:
For Practice in
9 to 13 years
Compositions & Punctuation

SAMPLE ACTIVITIES from

Improve Your Child's Writing Skills bookcover

Improving Your Child's Writing Skills

Pre-Writing Worksheet (on page 20)
Use this worksheet to write about an incident that happen to you or about a story you read.

1. WHO did something?

2. WHAT happened?

3. WHEN did it happen?

4. WHERE did it happen?

5. WHY did it happen?

6. HOW did it happen?

NICE WORK!!



Punctuation Marks Activity Sheet (on page 59)

Make sure each sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with the correct punctuation. Use commas where they are needed. Write the correct version in the box provided.

1. we waited an hour for them to arrive

2. will you please answer the phone

3. i couldn't believe he scored three touchdowns

4. allen lewis and i play three of the most importnat positions

5. before you start to eat be sure to wash your hands

6. they had apples pears grapes and oranges at the market

7. when is the game supposed to start

NICE WORK!!



Revising Compositions Worksheet
(on pages 118)

Use the following questions to revise a composition, either one you wrote or someone else's. Make notes here in addition to any marks you make on the composition itself.

1. Is this composition clear and easy to read?

2. What are the good points? Why?

3. What spots are not clear? Circle each problem area so you can correct it when you write a revision.

4. What sections need to be eliminated? Cross them out.

5. What sections need to be improved by adding more information? Circle them and add the information.


NICE WORK!!


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