Revising and Editing 

We revise and edit daily in fifth grade.  It might be during an interactive text or independent writing time.  We want to encourage strong writing with correct grammar, expanding vocabulary, sentence length, and begin experimenting with unique expression or voice from our students. 

What the Revising Process Includes: 

When revising a story/text, you are changing the meaning or way in which the reader experiences and interprets it. This can be accomplished by:

• adding new thoughts

• clarifying existing thoughts

• choosing more descriptive words

• improving overall understanding of ideas presented

• enhancing character development

• adding more detail

• eliminating unnecessary elements

When revising a story/text you are literally conducting a re-VISION of your previous work to make your story/text stronger and improve clarity to your readers.

What the Editing Process Includes: 

When editing a story/text, only the structure of writing is corrected. These are minor changes that include:

• Spelling

• Grammar

• Punctuation

• Sentence structure

When editing, your overall story/text remains exactly the same – you are simply fixing mistakes you have made while writing it, such grammar errors and spelling mistakes.

Below you will find our Pope Editing Rules, my classroom editing marks, and an anchor chart for CUPS and ARMS.