Editing
English: Year 3 & 4 National Curriculum, topic 2.1.4
Editing your Writing
The third stage of creating effective writing is editing your writing. When editing, read your work aloud to make sure you understand what you have written.
Think about improvements
- To improve your writing you could:
- Swap two paragraphs around.
- Add more detail to your descriptions.
- Give more information about the setting (place).
Proof-read your work
- You need to proof-read for spelling and punctuation mistakes.
- Proof-reading just means re-reading your work after you have finished.
Make changes to grammar and vocabulary
- You could choose different adjectives to make the meaning of your sentences clearer.
Check you are using pronouns properly
- Pronouns are words like I, me, my, he and she.
Test yourself on Editing
What is the 3rd stage of creating effective writing?
What should you do when you are editing your writing?
Proof-read these sentences. Is there a mistake?
Billy coold not find his horse. He must have run off into the woods.What should you do when you are editing your writing?
What edit should you make to these sentences?
My daughter is good at history. He loves the Tudors.