Yesterday I posted about the revising process that each kiddo went through to improve his/her personal narrative story. After we had completed our revisions, the next step was editing. I found a great teaching video that I used to model my introduction of editing. We made the same "Features of Easy-to-Read Writing" Anchor Chart.
Again, the kiddos relied on their writing partners and red pens to check their work. After the little writers felt confident about their stories, they had to get their stories checked out by a teacher. Then they could begin to re-write.
Again, the kiddos relied on their writing partners and red pens to check their work. After the little writers felt confident about their stories, they had to get their stories checked out by a teacher. Then they could begin to re-write.
The re-writing process seems to drag on forever, but I feel strongly that re-writing is a valuable skill to learn. Through
re-writing, the kiddos incorporate the revising and editing changes that they
made earlier, while ensuring that the message of their story still comes through.
Plus, they carefully check their handwriting, capitalization, spelling,
punctuation, and spacing to ensure that their stories are "easy-to-read."
Today we finally added our cover pages and an "About the Author" page to complete our books. Most of the kiddos have now finished their stories (finally!) and they are ready to go for our school-wide Publishing Night next week. Publishing Night at our school consists of inviting the school community to read our authors' books. We pin each book on our bulletin board and put a little envelope (or library card pocket) next to each piece and leave index cards for visitor to write "Notes to the Author." It's very exciting for the kiddos to get feedback from friends and family members. Can't wait!
Today we finally added our cover pages and an "About the Author" page to complete our books. Most of the kiddos have now finished their stories (finally!) and they are ready to go for our school-wide Publishing Night next week. Publishing Night at our school consists of inviting the school community to read our authors' books. We pin each book on our bulletin board and put a little envelope (or library card pocket) next to each piece and leave index cards for visitor to write "Notes to the Author." It's very exciting for the kiddos to get feedback from friends and family members. Can't wait!
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