SKIP TO CONTENT

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.