Peer Editing

Good morning Grade Fives and Sixes,

Blog assignment: this week, you the Peer Conferring section of the ‘Work on Writing’ part of Daily Five

Today, please read this Blog only. This week, in the classroom, you will actually complete the assignment as described below:

With a partner, you will prepare you paragraphs for marking. Please use the checklist provided (handed out this morning) to methodically edit your paragraph.

The checklist look like this:

Paragraph Checklist #1
· looks like a paragraph (e.g. indented, sentences follow)
· sentences look like sentences (e.g. capital, ending punctuation)
· each sentences is a complete thought (e.g. makes sense)
· topic sentence (promised topic, very general idea)
· minimum three support sentences (details)
· concluding sentence (reminds us of the topic)
· spelling & conventions correct
· very clear printing or writing (letters the correct size)
· no erasable moments

 

I look forward to reading your well-edited paragraphs.

Love, Mrs. French