Editing Your Story

Good morning Grade Fives and Sixes,

This week, your story will be edited twice: 1) by you, using your spelling notebook, and 2) by a peer. (If you are a girl, a boy will edit your story. If you are a boy, a girl will edit your story.) Please copy the following Learning Intention and Criteria in your notebook on the back of your last rough copy page.

Note #1: Expect to take at least 5 minutes for editing shorter stories and 15-20 minutes for longer ones. 

Note #2: The criteria includes the need to edit your sentences so that they do not begin with the following words: 'Then', 'And', 'So'

Some tips:

• try to use a variety of sentence lengths (short, long, joined with an 'and')
• try to use some juicy words to help your reader 'hear', 'see', 'feel', 'smell' your story
• check out 'Story Writing Checklist' for more specific information
• make all proper nouns bold (choose Home, highlight your word and choose B for bold) e.g. Sinkutview
• please underline all juice words added to your story e.g. the gigantic bear 

Learning Intention: I can use my spelling and punctuation skills to accurately edit my story.

Criteria: 1) correct spelling, 2) correct punctuation, 3) peer edited 4) no sentence begins with repeated words e.g. 'Then', 'And', Also, 'or 'So'

This is your first original story that you have written as an assignment this year. I am very excited about reading your edited versions.

Love, Mrs. French