Planning and Revising
Aligned to W.4.5 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Writing gets better in stages. First you plan your ideas, then you write a draft, then you revise by adding, cutting, or moving parts to make it stronger, and finally you edit to fix mistakes. Help from a friend or adult can point out what to improve.
Worked example
A writer's first sentence, 'The trip was fun,' becomes much stronger after revising: 'Our camping trip was the best weekend of my summer.' Revising turned a plain idea into a vivid one.
Practice questions
- Take a dull sentence and revise it to make it more interesting.
- List the steps you would follow to improve a piece of writing.
- Explain one helpful thing a friend could tell you about your draft.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Planear y Revisar
La escritura mejora por etapas. Primero planeas tus ideas, luego escribes un borrador, después revisas agregando, quitando o moviendo partes para hacerlo más fuerte, y por último corriges los errores. La ayuda de un amigo o un adulto puede señalar qué mejorar.
Ejemplo: La primera oración de un escritor, 'El viaje fue divertido,' se vuelve mucho más fuerte después de revisar: 'Nuestro viaje de campamento fue el mejor fin de semana de mi verano.' Revisar convirtió una idea simple en una vívida.
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