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Revising, improving the content, organisation, sentence structures, or word choice, should be completed before editing, which focuses mainly on correcting mechanical errors.
Pupils may find revising challenging, so it is important that it is explicitly taught. Effective learners understand why this step is important and enhance their work significantly, less effective learners will not understand the point and may struggle to fully focus on revising and editing, preferring to move on to something else.
Revising
From Year 1, orally brainstorm more vivid or specific vocabulary for vague or overused words, eg fun, good.
From Year 3, revise an unelaborated paragraph as a whole class using explicit directions. Begin to use stage-related Grammar Fundamentals and/or age-related milestones to improve quality of writing.
From Year 4, improve given topic and concluding sentences (PEE). Revise an unelaborated paragraph in pairs/groups using explicit directions. Revise a draft given explicit feedback.
From Year 5, revise an unelaborated paragraph independently given explicit instructions. Use sentence strategies when revising (transitions, appositives, subordinating conjunctions, sentence expansion, etc.). Use Revise checklist for draft compositions.
From Year 6, cite evidence from text using illustration transitions and direct or paraphrased quotations. Revise an unelaborated paragraph independently given general instructions.
From Year 7, revise a draft when given explicit instructions, and later, general instructions.
Editing
From Year 4, proofread and edit for commas, capitalisation, punctuation, fragments, run-ons and spelling errors. Use stage-related Grammar Fundamentals and/or age-related milestones to improve accuracy of writing.
From Year 5, check for verb tense and number agreement. Use Edit Checklist for draft compositions.
TWR Resources
Student Revise & Edit Checklist.docx8. Unelaborated Paragraph (with directions).pptxPoster Proofreading Symbols.pdf8b. Unelaborated Paragraph Example.pptxPembrokeshire resources
Student Revise & Edit Checklist SR.docx
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