Peer editing a persuasive letter
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can edit my own and my peer's persuasive letters.
Key learning points
- Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing.
- Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
- When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops, question marks & commas are checked.
- When editing sentence structure, the way sentences are constructed is checked to improve and enhance text flow.
- 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.
Teacher tip
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.
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.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Q2.'On Monday,' is an example of which of these?
Q3.Match the word class to its definition.
a word that describes a noun
a word that describes a verb
a naming word for a person, place or thing
a doing, being or having word
Q4.Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Q5.A sentence is formed of two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction.
Q6.What must a clause contain?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is editing?
Q2.Match the term to its definition:
the way words are arranged and organised within sentences
language choices made by a writer
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!'
Q4.Which one of these should we do when editing sentence structure?
Q5.What should we do when making improvements to language choices?
Q6.Which sentence uses the most appropriate language for a persuasive letter?
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