A 60-minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
60 mins
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Suitable for grades:
3 - 4
Tuning In
- Choose a slide from the Editing Passages PowerPoint - Grade 3 or the Editing Passages PowerPoint - Grade 4 to display on the board. Ask the students to rewrite the chosen passage correctly in their journals.
- Display and discuss the answer slide for the selected passage. Ask the students:
- What strategies did you use when trying to find the spelling and punctuation errors?
- What else might you need to look for when proofreading and editing your own writing?
- Why is proofreading and editing your own writing an important last step?
Teacher Instruction
- Explain to the students that they are going to proofread and edit the informative text that they wrote in the previous lesson.
- Discuss some editing strategies with the students. These can be recorded in their journals for future reference. The strategies might include:
- using a checklist for text structure and language features
- reading the text aloud to see if it sounds correct when spoken
- using common symbols when proofreading to make editing easier, e.g., underlining all incorrect spellings
- using a bright pen or pencil when proofreading to ensure editing symbols stand out
- addressing one aspect of writing at a time rather than concurrently, e.g., looking for punctuation errors, then spelling errors, then grammatical errors.
Guided/Independent Learning
- In their writing pairs, allow the students time to proofread and edit their informative texts thoroughly. Monitor and support the students as required.
Wrapping Up
- Allow each pair to swap their informative texts with another pair. After reading the text, each pair provides feedback using the 'Two Stars and A Wish' technique (two positives and one suggestion for improvement). Teachers may wish to collect the students' informative texts to monitor student progress informally.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Allow fast finishers to write an editing passage for the class containing a certain number of spelling and punctuation errors.
Supporting Students
- Allow students who find reading and writing challenging to work with a partner during the editing activity.
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
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Curriculum
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3 here.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 4 here.)
ELAR 3.11(C)
Revise drafts to improve sentence structure and word choice by adding, deleting, combining, and rearranging ideas for coherence and clarity;
ELAR 3.11(D)
Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
ELAR 4.11(C)
Revise drafts to improve sentence structure and word choice by adding, deleting, combining, and rearranging ideas for coherence and clarity;
ELAR 4.11(D)
Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
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