Revising Your Work

English Language Arts Grade 6 The Writing Process

Students learn the importance of the revision process. They identify and apply strategies to help improve clarity, development, organization, style, word choice, and sentence variety in their writing.

This learning experience is designed for device-enabled classrooms. The teacher guides the lesson, and students use embedded resources, social media skills, and critical thinking skills to actively participate. To get access to a free version of the complete lesson, sign up for an exploros account.

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Here are the teacher pack items for Revising Your Work:

Engage

Overview

In this experience, students learn the importance of the revision process. They identify and apply strategies to help improve clarity, development, organization, style, word choice, and sentence variety in their writing.

Objectives

Explain why revising is important to the writing process.
Identify and apply revision strategies to help improve the text.

Duration

One to two class periods.

You have learned about the steps of the writing process and how each step helps to create a well written and effective text. In this experience, you will learn and practice strategies you can apply during the revising step.

Objectives

Explain why revising is important to the writing process.
Identify and apply revision strategies to help improve the text.

Think about the quote: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” You could use this quote to talk about being a good writer, especially when it comes to the revision process.

What does it mean to revise?

Post your answer

Discuss student responses and clear up any misconceptions.

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The Complete List of Learning Experiences in The Writing Process Unit.