Revising and Editing Worksheets
Related ELA Standard: W.6.5
When we produce a draft for any work there are several steps that need to be taken to prepare that work for a final draft. The first thing we want to do is revise the work. This means that we think about the big picture and the message we are giving to readers. We rework the content to make the message clear and undeniable. We then edit the work to make sure that it flows with a proper feeling. The last step is to proofread the final draft to make sure all the grammar and spelling mistakes are gone. These worksheets will take students through the process of turning a draft into a final copy through practicing our revising and editing skills.
Revising and Editing Worksheets To Print:
Punctuation Practice - Demonstrate that you know how to use commas, quotations and other punctuation marks to help a reader understand your purpose. Make punctuation and capitalization corrections where necessary.
Correcting Sentence Fragments - These are very informal sentences. Dress them up a bit. A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought, but is still punctuated like a sentence. Sometimes you can correct a fragment by adding more words. Sometimes you can correct a fragment by adding it to another sentence or correcting the punctuation.
Run-on Sentences - Compose well thought out sentences for your readers. A run‐on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are punctuated as one long sentence.
Editing Practice - There are all kinds of problems here. The sentences below all contain some kind of problem - sentence fragments, run on sentences, punctuation problems or some combination of the three. Edit each sentence. Use editing marks. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, rewrite each sentence correctly.
Proofreading - We introduce the notion of proofreading short hand. The paragraph below needs to be proofread. Use editing marks to make corrections.
Punctuation Refresher Course - Make punctuation and capitalization corrections where necessary. You may need to make several revisions along the way.
Revision: Adding Details - Sometimes writing can be improved by adding more description and detail. Study each original and revised sentence below. Identify what was added during revision and how it improved the sentence.
Proofreading Practice - The sentences below need to be proofread. Use editing marks to make corrections.
Revision: Subtracting from the Sentence - Sometimes writing can be improved by writing less, being simpler and more direct.
Revising by Changing - Study the original and revised sentences below. Are the changes for the better?
Neglect the Garden - Use what you have learned about revising sentences to review the following paragraph.
Show, Don't Tell! - Read the sentence below. Consider the following questions. Then rewrite the telling sentence so that it is showing.
Showing vs. Telling - Rewrite the following telling sentences as showing sentences. The best writing doesn't just tell you what is going on, it shows you what's going on though action and dialogue and lets you imagine the scene for yourself. Not only that, good writers describe what they see so well that you can see it for yourself.
Avoid Dead Verbs - Rewrite the sentences below. Replace the dead verbs with live verbs to make the sentences more interesting.
Revising Weak Writing - Edit each sentence. Use editing marks. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, rewrite each sentence.
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