What a Writer Does When They are Done Writing

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Today you will practice what good writers do when you are finished working on your story and you have:

added details
brought your characters to life
written about the problem
- how it got worse
- how it got better

Today, you will do your final edits.

You will go back and review your story one more time to make sure it is easy to read and ready to be published. Use the checklist to help you review your story.

Editing Checklist

In Your Notebook:

Directions:

Find the first page of the story you have been working on in your writer’s notebook.

Set a timer for 10 minutes (use the timer below if needed).
Reread what you wrote

sentence by sentence using the checklist to help you revise your piece to make it easy to read and understand,
Work the whole time making your story more interesting by checking for capital letters, spelling and punctuation.

3rd Grade Editing Checklist for Narrative Writing Anchor Chart

3rd Grade Editing Checklist Narrative Writing Anchor Chart Alt Text

As a celebration, read your final story to 3 people! It could be a sibling, friend, parent, grandparent, neighbor, pet, or anyone else you’d like to share your story with.

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