Editing our Writing

Last Friday, we ended our day writing about our favorite part of the day. We had two choices: computer lab or Cookies with Auntie Claus. Good writers reread their work and make necessary edits. Today, we did it as a group.

First, the writer read to us her piece. Then the class complimented the writer...

"I liked what she wrote." "I liked the way she wrote neatly." "I really liked her picture."

Here are the words to the writer's original piece:

My Favrt prt is wen
sate clos came red us
a story and I liket it
was a fun BOOK
it was a fueNy Book

On the board, students then selected which edits to make and explained their reasons why. The writer made the edits on her paper as suggested.

Here is the edited version by the class:

My favorite part is when
Auntie Claus came and read to us
a story and I liket it.
It was a fun book.
It was a funny book.

What suggestions would you give the writer?