A Set of 4th Grade Revising and Editing Passages

Editing encourages students to assess their own work and the work of others critically. By asking questions like “Does this make sense?”, students learn to analyze, evaluate and improve their work.

Help your learners strengthen their language skills with this set of 4th grade revising and editing passages. This resource contains 20 short editing passages crafted specifically for 4th-grade students, covering real-world topics that make grammar practice age-appropriate for students. Each passage is at the appropriate lexile level for 4th graders, ensuring a comfortable reading experience during the editing process.

The language skills featured in this slide deck align with the Common Core standards for 4th grade. The language skills addressed in this set of editing passages include:

• Verbs
• Adverbs
• Adjectives
• Prepositions
• Pronouns
• Sentence fragments
• Capitalization
• End punctuation
• Quotation marks
• Commas
• Apostrophes
• Spelling

4th Grade Revising and Editing Passages: What to Expect

Each slide contains a short passage, an image and a set of instructions. The instructions inform students of the mistakes they need to find and fix within the passage. 

Following each slide is an answer slide where all of the required changes are highlighted in a different color from the rest of the text.

Prefer task cards to a slide deck? We have you covered! Use the drop-down menu on the Download button to choose your preferred file format for these 4th grade editing passages from the options below:

• Google Slides presentation
• Google Slides editable task cards
• PDF task cards

The task card option can be used in a variety of ways in your editing lessons, such as:

• Bell ringer activity
• Active scoot game
• Reading center activity
• Independent practice
• Exit ticket

Download These 4th Grade Editing Paragraphs

Use the Download button to access your preferred version of this resource. Before accessing it, you will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides presentation.

Brittany Collins, a teacher in Indiana and a Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.

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