Lesson Plan
Polish to Publish
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.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to use editing symbols and explain revision tools used in word processing.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Discuss: Why do writers revise?
- Point out the purposes of revision: to ensure that writing is clear, concise, error-free, and well crafted.
- Ask students: What tools do writers have to revise and polish their writing?
- In the discussion, touch on both handwritten revision tools (editing symbols and peer readers) and word processing tools.