Confused Words and Revision Pass — To/Too/Two, There/Their/They're, Your/You're, Its/It's

Teacher displays 5 sentences with confused-word blanks. Children fill each.

• Project the sentences
• Children whisper to partner
• Affirm correct choice with the apostrophe-test bookmark

Today TWO moves: confused-words and revision-pass. PART 1 CONFUSED-WORDS: TO (direction/infinitive: 'to school') vs. TOO (also/excessive: 'too cold') vs. TWO (number 2). THERE (place: 'over there') vs. THEIR (possessive plural: 'their backpacks') vs. THEY'RE (they are: 'they're walking'). YOUR (possessive: 'your essay') vs. YOU'RE (you are: 'you're writing'). ITS (possessive — no apostrophe!: 'its tail') vs. IT'S (it is — apostrophe = contraction: 'it's cold'). The APOSTROPHE TEST: can you substitute IT IS / YOU ARE / THEY ARE here? If yes, use the apostrophe form. If no, use the no-apostrophe form. PART 2 REVISION PASS: take your essay through 5+ of the 9 named moves on MG-17 (stronger word choice, add elaboration, combine for compound-complex, check modal precision, add relative clause, check progressive-tense, check confused-words, check title-caps, add link-back). Annotate each move with green-pencil margin notes.

• The apostrophe = contraction. No apostrophe = possessive. Always test by substituting IT IS / YOU ARE / THEY ARE.

  model '___ its / it's important to keep recess.' Test: 'IS IT important?' = 'IT IS important' = YES → use IT'S. / 'The dog wagged ___ its / it's tail.' Test: 'IT IS tail' = NO → use ITS (possessive).

  prompt Teacher applies apostrophe-test to disambiguate.

• Which version of YOUR/YOU'RE has the apostrophe?
• Which moves on MG-17 would land best on YOUR essay?

M-4-F-GR-18-A Chart

Reproduction of MG-8 at 11x17: 4 quadrants (to/too/two; there/their/they're; your/you're; its/it's) with example sentences, memory tricks, and a bottom rule explaining the apostrophe-test. Print-ready, dyslexic-friendly font.

MG-8 Chart

Confused-words anchor (4 quadrants): TO/TOO/TWO (top left): TO = direction ('to school'); TOO = also/excessive ('too cold'); TWO = number 2. THERE/THEIR/THEY'RE (top right): THERE = place; THEIR = possessive; THEY'RE = they are. YOUR/YOU'RE (bottom left): YOUR = possessive; YOU'RE = you are. ITS/IT'S (bottom right): ITS = possessive (no apostrophe!); IT'S = it is. Each quadrant has 2 example sentences and a memory trick. Bottom rule: 'Sound the same. Mean different. Read aloud the contraction-version to test.' Print-ready 11x17.

• Fill 8 confused-word blanks using the apostrophe-test bookmark.

  scaffold MG-8 anchor; bookmark
• Take your essay through 5 named revision moves. Annotate each with green-pencil margin notes naming the move number.

  scaffold MG-17 anchor at desk; revision-move stickers

M-4-F-WR-18-A Chart

Reproduction of MG-17 at 11x17: 9 numbered revision moves with 1-line definitions, worked examples, and color-coded annotation phrases for green-pencil margin notes. Print-ready, dyslexic-friendly font.

MG-17 Chart

Revision-moves anchor (Grade-4 fall expansion from G3): 1. STRONGER WORD CHOICE (Tier-2 Set 9 substitution — 'I think' → 'I argue'; 'big problem' → 'urgent issue'). 2. ADD ELABORATION (after every evidence, add 1 sentence explaining WHY/HOW it supports the reason). 3. COMBINE WITH SUBORDINATING AND COORDINATING (produce one compound-complex sentence). 4. CHECK MODAL PRECISION (vary modals; match strength to claim). 5. ADD A RELATIVE CLAUSE (use who/whose/whom/which/that/where/when/why). 6. CHECK PROGRESSIVE-TENSE CONSISTENCY. 7. CHECK CONFUSED-WORDS (to/too/two, there/their/they're, your/you're, its/it's). 8. CHECK TITLE CAPITALIZATION. 9. ADD A LINK-BACK at the paragraph opening. Print-ready 11x17.

• Hand in the revised draft with 5+ green-pencil move-annotations.
• Move status-tile to REVISE.

• Star your favorite revision move.

• At home tonight, apply 2 more revision moves to your essay. Bring tomorrow with all annotations visible.