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Peer editing a persuasive letter

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Key learning points

  1. Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing.
  2. Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
  3. When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops, question marks & commas are checked.
  4. When editing sentence structure, the way sentences are constructed is checked to improve and enhance text flow.
  5. When editing language, choices of words and phrases are carefully reviewed.

Keywords

  • Editing - the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

  • Punctuation - a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences

  • Sentence structure - the way words are arranged within a sentence to convey meaning

  • Vocabulary - the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning

Common misconception

Pupils may think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only.

Editing involves improving language choices, sentence structure and enhancing the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing.

Provide pupils with word banks so that they can upgrade and improve their language choices. Ensure that you give a clear amount of time for each editing chunk and allow pupils opportunities to practise editing on mini-whiteboards.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You need a copy of the 2016 Harper Collins edition of ‘The Day the Crayons Quit', written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers for this lesson.

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This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
i am completely exhausted.
Correct answer: I am completely exhausted.
I am completely exhausted
i am completely exhausted
Q2.
'On Monday,' is an example of which of these?
subordinate clause
Correct answer: fronted adverbial of time
expanded noun phrase
adjective
Q3.
Match the word class to its definition.
Correct Answer:adjective,a word that describes a noun

a word that describes a noun

Correct Answer:adverb,a word that describes a verb

a word that describes a verb

Correct Answer:noun,a naming word for a person, place or thing

a naming word for a person, place or thing

Correct Answer:verb,a doing, being or having word

a doing, being or having word

Q4.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
When, you chose me again the others started to feel neglected.
When, you chose me again, the others started to feel neglected.
Correct answer: When you chose me again, the others started to feel neglected.
When you chose me again the others started to feel neglected.
Q5.
A sentence is formed of two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction.
Correct Answer: compound, Compound
Q6.
What must a clause contain?
an adverb
an adjective
Correct answer: a verb
a full stop

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is editing?
rewriting a whole piece of text
Correct answer: making improvements in language choices
Correct answer: making improvements to sentence structure
only correcting mistakes
Q2.
Match the term to its definition:
Correct Answer:sentence structure,the way words are arranged and organised within sentences

the way words are arranged and organised within sentences

Correct Answer:vocabulary,language choices made by a writer

language choices made by a writer

Correct Answer:punctuation,a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences

a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences

Q3.
Which conjunction should join the following two clauses together? 'You could choose any colour you like, __________you keep choosing me!'
or
Correct answer: but
when
as
Q4.
Which one of these should we do when editing sentence structure?
Check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader.
Check for missing commas.
Correct answer: Check that we've used a range of different sentence types to make the text flow.
Q5.
What should we do when making improvements to language choices?
Correct answer: Check that language choices are ambitious.
Check for missing full stops.
Check for missing capital letters.
Correct answer: Check the language matches the text type.
Q6.
Which sentence uses the most appropriate language for a persuasive letter?
I am so tired.
I am exhausted.
Correct answer: I am the MOST worn out crayon in the ENTIRE world!
I would like a break.