Learning About Editing

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Grade Level

• Middle School

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Subject

• Reading & Writing

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Length of Time

• Homework And Class Assignment

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Description

• Students will write a short story in any genre for their homework assignment. After that, they will bring their stories to class the next day. They will exchange their stories and learn about editing.

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Goals

• * To learn how to edit manuscripts
  

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Materials Needed

• * Red pencils or pens
  * Papers of other students
  

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Procedure

• You will assign students a homework assignment. They are to write a short story in any genre of their choice and submit their manuscripts to you the next day. You will pass out the papers so that each student will have a manuscript to edit, but you need to make sure the students didn't write their names on them. This will help students edit the manuscripts without showing partiality to a particular student. After that, each student will write his/her name as editor on the paper he/she graded and submit the manuscript to you to grade.
  

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Grading

• You can grade the students on how well they edited the papers.
  

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