Children learn editor's marks for a variety of grammar, formatting, spelling, and punctuation errors, then practice using them to read and edit a short paragraph.
Editing: Compliments, Suggestions, and Corrections
The key to a strong story is superb editing. Students are asked to read the short story, then come up with compliments, suggestions, and corrections to improve the story.
Students will get lots of editing practice in this lesson! After reviewing basic editing symbols, students will edit provided stories and a partner’s work. Student will also learn about editing tools used in word processing.
In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.
Whether students are revising handwritten drafts or work that has been written on the computer, this activity will serve as a resource to help your writers understand some basic word processing tools.
Polishing Writing: Editing Symbols and Tips for Writing on the Computer
Uh oh, I spy a typo! This activity will serve as a resource to help your writers understand some basic strategies and copyediting symbols for polishing their writing.