Editing: What Is Editing?
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.4.13
What is Editing?
You will have planned and drafted your writing. It is now time to edit! So what is editing?
Editing
- Editing is when we read over our work and check for any errors or changes we can make.
Original sentences (1)
- James is my freind. We always get the bus together And eat our lunch together.
- If you edit these sentences, you will notice a few mistakes:
- There is a spelling mistake.
- There is a capital letter used incorrectly.
Edited sentences (1)
- James is my friend. We always get the bus together and eat our lunch together.
Original sentences (2)
- john is a funny boy. john makes me laugh not he tells jokes.
- If you edit these sentences, you will notice that:
- John's name is missing a capital letter.
- The word 'not' does not make sense.
- You could use different words instead of 'not'.
Edited sentences (2)
- John is a funny boy. John makes me laugh when he tells jokes.
Test yourself on Editing: What Is Editing?
What is missing from this sentence?
Do you like my pet.What mistake can you spot?
Harry is good at horse riding. he enters lots of competitions.