This blog post gathers ideas and lesson plans that show how to teach revising and editing. It also gives lots of revising and editing practice ideas.

Early drafts are explorations of the story you want to tell, revisions are where you figure out HOW to tell it. In this article, we break down the 5 steps you should take to evaluate your first draft and plan for a revision.

Writing resources for supporting K-2 students with revising and editing - writing rubrics, writing checklists, revising and editing posters, revising and editing strategy cards, mentor texts, materials for making an editing flip book, and more! ------Do your students struggle to make significant changes to their writing? Is it hard for them to see errors in their drafts once they've finished?Use these resources to support and motivate even your reluctant writers in revising and editing their writing!The "I can" revising and editing posters will be a great visual addition to your minilessons. The kid-friendly mentor texts will give you relevant samples to use to model revision and editing.Your students will get the support they need from the strategy cards, rubrics and checklists, and an interactive editing flip book!The Revising and Editing Table materials will help you set up a place in your classroom where students work together to revise and edit their work - without needing your direct supervision.Not only will this toolkit help your students revise and edit independently, but the materials will also help you cut down on your planning time!These resources can be used to supplement any writing program, including my K-2 writing workshop units. Here's a detailed description of what's included:Revising and Editing Posters:136 different “I Can” statement posters for various revising and editing skills. You can use these posters as the basis for minilessons, to display your daily learning objectives, and/or to create a revising and editing bulletin board in your classroom.Revising and Editing Strategy Cards:136 “I Can” statement strategy cards for various revising and editing skills. These strategies match the posters described above and can be used to have students create personal strategy rings to use as they write independently.Rubrics and Checklists:Over 50 rubrics and checklists appropriate for K-2 students, in the narrative, persuasive, and expository genres + written responses to texts.Mentor Texts for Revising and Editing:27 different K-2 appropriate mentor texts (sample writing pieces) that you can use to teach students how to revise and edit. These mentor texts are included in different formats - each one is provided with and without different types of mistakes that you can teach students to correct. Included are narratives (personal narratives and fiction), informational writing (all about books and how-to writing), opinion writing (opinion pieces and persuasive letters), and reader responses to text.COPS Editing Flip Book Materials:Instructions and printables you can use to have students make an interactive editing flip book.Conventions Cards:Instructions and printables you can use to recognize students for using good editing skills.Revising and Editing Table Materials:Instructions for setting up a Revising and Editing table in your classroom, printables for supporting students in using the table, and complete lesson plans (4) for teaching students how to use the table.

I make sure to teach the writing process in great detail in all my English classes. Not to introduce the concepts. No, my students have had some experience with the writing process before they even step into my classroom. So why do I teach it? Because they need to make their process their own!My own...

Before we can begin polishing our manuscripts, there's something we need to discuss: the difference between editing and revising. These two words are often used interchangeably, and that's fine for colloquial conversations. But when it comes to the work itself, these words indicate two unique task

Narrative Writing/Introduction to Writer's Workshop Unit Plan Includes: Outline for Lessons for Immersion, Generating, Selecting, Drafting, Editing, Revising, Publishing, and Reflecting Assessment, Questioning, Multiple Entry Points, Ell/IEP Support, DOK Questioning, Vocabulary, Unit Goals and Skills UPPER GRADES 3rd, 4th, and 5th

Before we can begin polishing our manuscripts, there's something we need to discuss: the difference between editing and revising. These two words are often used interchangeably, and that's fine for colloquial conversations. But when it comes to the work itself, these words indicate two unique task

Before we can begin polishing our manuscripts, there's something we need to discuss: the difference between editing and revising. These two words are often used interchangeably, and that's fine for colloquial conversations. But when it comes to the work itself, these words indicate two unique task

Editor and fantasy writer Bess Cozby discusses five tools to help you rock a revision, whether it's your first draft or sixth.

We all know the revision process is crucial; however, we also know that students struggle to understand exactly how to revise their writing. This is where SCAMPER comes in! This tool provides concrete revision methods that work with both novice and advanced writers.

Before we can begin polishing our manuscripts, there's something we need to discuss: the difference between editing and revising. These two words are often used interchangeably, and that's fine for colloquial conversations. But when it comes to the work itself, these words indicate two unique task

Do your students need step-by-step graphic organizers that guide them through the writing process? Do your students need a visual AND kinesthetic route through the writing process? This BUNDLE ensures they will go through effective, detailed, and purposeful prewriting, "rough drafting", editing, re...

If you've read my blog or bought any of my writing products from TpT, then you know that I am a huge fan of the Read-Around-Group. I love when kids read each other's writing and

Revise or Edit? Potayto, Potahto? "You like potayto, I like potahto; you like tomayto, I like tomahto; potayto, potahto, tomayto, tomahto, let's call the whole thing off!" Well, we can’t do that- especially when it comes to teaching students the difference between editing and revising during the writing process.

This blog post gathers ideas and lesson plans that show how to teach revising and editing. It also gives lots of revising and editing practice ideas.

As little as one year ago, I would have lumped all changes I made to my writing into the category of “editing”. But since taking my first novel through the process of revising, editing, and proofreading, it’s clear to me that these three processes are very different. While revising, editing, and pro

Once you’ve finished your draft, it’s time to revise. Whether you’re staring at a 300-page manuscript or a 1500-word blog post, revisions can feel overwhelming. “How do I know I’ve revised enough?” “What if I still find a typo after I publish?” “Where do I even start?” All are valid questions, and I’m hoping this…

When writing an essay students need to know the five-step writing process. This is the most important thing for mastering essays.

This blog post gathers ideas and lesson plans that show how to teach revising and editing. It also gives lots of revising and editing practice ideas.

Do you feel overwhelmed by the idea of revising your hot mess of a manuscript? Do you wish you had an organized, step-by-step process you could follow?

Editing a first draft comes with challenges. Luckily, this revision list can teach you how to revise a novel with clarity and confidence!

The writing process consists of many stages. According to most Language Arts and Writing curriculum experts these stages include pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publication. (On a s…

I am new to teaching Writing in sixth grade. It was a subject previously taught by one of my team members, but now I am on my own. I really wanted to use something simple for my kids to use for revising and editing and it seemed like the C.U.P.S. and A.R.M.S. revising and editing was a simple enough place to start. I also wanted to make something that they could glue into their notebooks for a quick reference. Of course, I quickly hopped over to PicMonkey to create something fast and cute. So far, I am still getting my feet wet when it comes to teaching writing, but the kids liked this and seemed to catch on quickly. Thought I would share my little poster with you. UPDATE WITH FREEBIE!!! Turns out, this little poster has become very popular on Pinterest and has received quite a few hits here on my blog. So, for those of you that would like a free, printable version, I have it linked here on my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Enjoy!

Of all the stages of the writing process, doesn't it feel like revising often gets the short end of the stick? One of the obstacles that always seems to be in the way is the simple logistics of where to do it. Students write their rough drafts in their composition notebooks, filling the lines, front and back, eventually "finishing," and we move them into the revising stage. Okay, make it better, we say. And students caret in a few adjectives. Maybe they even cross out a sentence or arrow one into a better place. They notice a capital letter to fix and a word they repeated accidentally, and ultimately, the revising stage begins to look very similar to the editing stage: a little fix here and a little fix there. The piece as a whole looks basically the same as it did prior to revising. And that's a bummer because the potential of that piece is a lot higher than where it stands, and the revising stage is meant to be a time to close that gap. But where in their rough draft do we expect students to make those bold changes, those big changes, those important changes? There's just not enough space to do it. The manner in which the draft has been written is not conducive to making serious revisions. Sure we can pick and poke and find ways around. Skip lines, we say. Use arrows, we say. Tape a flap of paper over the top, we say. Not bad. But how about we rethink the rough draft altogether? Let's revise how the rough draft is written. Let's write the rough draft in a way that completely removes the obstacle of not having space to make revisions. Enter, the one-column rough draft. When we fold our notebook page in half length-wise, it creates two columns: one for drafting, and one saved for revising. And the obstacle is obliterated. It's a simple, easy adjustment, but let's look at the difference it allows when it comes to revision: When I introduced the one-column rough draft idea to students, I first had everyone turn to a fresh page in their writer's notebook and fold the page over to the pink line, creating two columns. Then I gave the class a story starter, just to get everyone rolling with an idea, and asked them to begin writing their draft on the left side of the fold only. Even if they went on to another page, they were to leave the column on the right side blank during this drafting phase. After a few minutes of writing, I stopped the class and brought one student's notebook to the document camera to model some revisions. Before I started, I made clear what we were about to do: "Boys and girls, let's do some revising to Audrey's draft. Do you see the blank column here? Let's see if this allows us to do the revisions we want, whether big or small." I proceeded to read Audrey's draft aloud, and then chose a few spots to make revisions. What was super nice was the ability to write the revision right next to the spot in the story where it occurred. Whether we were revising a phrase, a sentence, or an entire section, we had the space to do it. I then asked the class to take some time to try revising the draft they'd written thus far, getting a feel for using this new space. The one-column rough draft can really open a door to meaningful revising. You might say that even if students had all the space in the world, they still wouldn't make dramatic revisions, that students tend to think whatever first flows out of the pencil is their best work, or that serious revising is just too much of a hassle. Those are issues. And we can work on them. (Actually, you can read about removing lots of these other obstacles in my blog post, Revising HARD! Changing Our Classroom Writing Culture.) But let's make sure to at least clear out the one big obstacle of space. Now come read about twelve specific, "big impact" revising strategies to use with your students on my blog right HERE, and while you're there be sure to sign up for my free email newsletter!

Early drafts are explorations of the story you want to tell, revisions are where you figure out HOW to tell it. In this article, we break down the 5 steps you should take to evaluate your first draft and plan for a revision.

The Writing Process Clip Chart! This clip chart is best used for you and the students to actively see where each individual student is in the writing process. It is useful to monitor students progress.Each step starts with "I am...". This file is completely editable, and can be altered to fit your needs. The steps go as follows: 1. The Writing Process (Chart title) 2. Prewriting 3. Drafting 4. Revising 5. Revising in a group 6. Editing 7. Conferencing 8. Publishing 9. Cover page and rubric Clip art Credit: Teacher’s Clipart. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teachers- Clipart

When spending so much time working on our stories, it can be difficult to see the forest through the trees. This is a phenomenon we discussed in our recent article on the importance of gaining objectivity as we edit. When we're in the thick of revising our stories, we may find

Writing teacher and author Darcy Pattison discusses writing novels and picture books. Tips, techniques and encouragement for the writing life.

Bulletin board set guides young learners through the six-step writing process. Colorful design conveniently coordinates each step to let students easily distinguish every step to creating organized pieces of work. Six die-cut pieces further explain the details for drafting, prewriting, editing, revising, evaluating and publishing with easy-to-read bullets. Bulletin board set is designed for ages 8 through 14.Carson-Dellosa Gr 3-8 The Writing Process Bulletin Brd Set

This post has been a long time coming, but at long last, here you go: step TWO of revising a first draft.

The way I go from BIG IDEA to finished story is kind of weird. I always thought it would be this linear, very defined approach, but I don't function like that. My draft phases follow building the anatomy of a story through specific, key craft elements. My phases aren't defined by "The End"

Most authors know they need an editor, but they don't know how to hire one. This guide is for you: 10 Things You Need to Know Before Hiring a Book Editor.

These writing process posters are clear and student friendly. The process featured is consistent with Lucy Calkins Units of Study. The process includes: Immersion, Collecting, Planning, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing.

Do your students find planning, drafting, revising, and editing a LONG process? This is a great tool to help your students organize their thoughts as they are planning out their writing. They can even go back and revise and edit on this document!

Teach and review the steps of the Writing Process (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing and Publishing) with your middle school students using these interactive guided notes that I call Pixanotes®! What are Pixanotes®? Pixanotes® are a blend of the structure of traditional two-column notes and visual/interactive notes. There are 4 versions all with the same content so that every student can get what they need. They range from the most scaffolded version with preprinted content and picture flaps so students can highlight key information to the least scaffolded version with fill in the blanks for content and picture flaps that students place next to the correct information. Combine the right brain benefits of the visuals with the left brain advantages of the structure to say hello to higher test scores! Be sure to check out the preview and if you'd like to see other Pixanotes® in action, check out this FREE video: How to Use Pixanotes® What's in this resource: ★ 2 pages of notes to give definitions and visuals for: ✓prewriting ✓drafting ✓revising ✓editing ✓final copy/publishing ★ Picture flaps ★ Word Banks ★ Pre/Post test I hope these notes help you teach the writing process to your middle school students! ...................................................................................................................... Let's keep in touch! Email: [email protected] Instagram Pinterest Blog - Mrs. Spangler in the Middle ©Mrs. Spangler in the Middle (Elizabeth [Lisa] Spangler) All rights reserved by author. Thanks and Enjoy!

Finishing a draft of a story is an amazing feeling. But you're not done yet: once the first draft is complete, it's time to revise. Here's how to revise any story with confidence.

This week I’m working on revising fiction with my undergraduate and grad students at Fordham. Below are some of the tips and ideas I’ve collected over the years that my students find most useful. (…

I make sure to teach the writing process in great detail in all my English classes. Not to introduce the concepts. No, my students have had some experience with the writing process before they even step into my classroom. So why do I teach it? Because they need to make their process their own!My own...