Grades 4–5
Edit for Verb Tense
A camping-trip paragraph with six verbs in the wrong tense to find and fix, then copy correctly.
Writing worksheet · Paragraph writing and editing
Paragraph Peer Review
A partner feedback form: a checklist for a strong paragraph, two stars, a wish and the writer’s plan.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Paragraph structure, Topic and concluding sentences, Revising and editing, Proofreading
What kids do
“Trade paragraphs with a partner. Read it twice. Check what it has, then give two stars and a wish.”
Printed on the sheet:
- The paragraph has…
- Star 1 Something that works
- Star 2 Another thing I liked
- A wish One thing to try next
- Writer: what will you change after this review?
Teacher tip
Model kind, specific feedback first: “I like how you…” and “You could add…”
How to use it
- Have kids use one color for revision and another for editing.
- Post the editing or revision checklist on the board.
- Read the directions aloud so the sheet is about writing, not decoding the directions.
Watch for
Revising and editing mixed up. Revising is the ideas; editing is the rules.
Talk about it
- Which change made the biggest difference?
- Where else do writers use this skill?
Take it further
Trade paragraphs with a partner for a peer edit.
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