Revise and Edit Writing With Support
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2nd Grade ELA › Revise and Edit Writing With Support
Look at Omar’s writing: “I went to the park! We played tag” His teacher said, “Edit the ending marks.” What should Omar add?
Add a sentence about school lunch.
Add a period after “tag.”
Change “park” to “zoo.”
Explanation
This is about fixing punctuation. Omar needs a period after 'tag.' Every sentence needs an ending mark.
Look at Ivy’s draft: “First we planted seeds. Next we wattered them. Then they grew.” Her partner says, “Revise one word.” What should Ivy change?
Add a new sentence about her brother’s birthday.
Erase the time-order words to make it shorter.
Change “wattered” to “watered.”
Explanation
We revise words that don't look right. Ivy spelled 'watered' wrong. She should change 'wattered' to 'watered'. One small change makes it better.
Look at Ana’s draft: “I like dogs. Dogs are fun. I saw a dog at the park. I ate pizza.” Her teacher says, “One sentence is off topic.” Which sentence should Ana remove to revise?
Change the topic to be about pizza instead.
Remove “I ate pizza” because it is not about dogs.
Fix the spelling of “pizza” to “piza.”
Explanation
This tests staying on topic. Ana's writing is about dogs, but "I ate pizza" is about food, not dogs. Good writers take out sentences that don't match their topic.
Look at the writing: “My mom makes pancakes. they are yummy.” A friend says, “Edit your capitals.” What should be edited?
Add a detail about the smell.
Capitalize “They” in the second sentence.
Remove “My mom makes pancakes.”
Explanation
We're fixing capital letters. The word "they" starts a new sentence. It needs a big T at the beginning.
Look at Jay’s draft: “I like my teacher. She is nice. She helps us learn.” The teacher says, “That is revising.” Which action is revising?
Adding periods only, even when they are already there.
Adding a reason like “She helps me read.”
Putting a capital letter on “she” in every sentence.
Explanation
Revising means adding new ideas. Jay could add why his teacher is nice. Adding 'She helps me read' gives a reason. That's revising, not just fixing mistakes.
Look at Cara’s draft: “My favorite food is pizza. It is good. I like to play tag.” Her teacher asks, “Which part doesn’t fit?” What should Cara remove?
Remove “I like to play tag.” because it is not about pizza.
Remove “It is good.” because it is a reason.
Remove “My favorite food is pizza.” because it is the topic.
Explanation
We keep sentences on the same topic. Cara writes about her favorite food. Playing tag is not about food. She should take out that sentence.
Look at Ella’s draft: “I love recess because it is fun. We run. We play.” Her teacher says, “Revise by adding details.” What could Ella add?
Fix the spelling of “because” even if it is correct.
Change the whole writing to be about homework.
Add a detail like what game they play at recess.
Explanation
We revise by adding details. Ella can tell what game they play. Details make writing more interesting. They help readers picture what happens.
Look at Hugo’s writing: “I saw a rabit at the park.” His teacher says, “Edit the spelling.” What should Hugo do?
Add more reasons why parks are fun.
Remove “at the park” because it tells where.
Change “rabit” to “rabbit.”
Explanation
We edit spelling in our writing. Hugo spelled 'rabbit' wrong. He needs to change 'rabit' to 'rabbit'. Good spellers check their words.
Look at Gia’s draft: “I went swimming. The water was cold. It was fun.” Her teacher asks, “How did you feel?” What revision should Gia make?
Take out “I went swimming.” and keep only details.
Only fix periods, even if they are already there.
Add a sentence telling how she felt in the cold water.
Explanation
We revise by adding feelings. The teacher wants to know how Gia felt. She can add 'I shivered' or 'It made me cold.' Feelings help readers understand better.
Look at Ben’s writing: “i went to the zoo. we saw lions and a bear” His partner says, “Let’s edit capitals.” What should Ben fix?
Change the topic from the zoo to the beach.
Add a sentence about his favorite animal at home.
Capitalize “I” and “We” at the start of sentences.
Explanation
We edit capital letters in our writing. The word 'I' always needs a big letter. The first word in each sentence needs one too. Ben should fix 'i' and 'we'.