Information Writing: Text Features, Editing, and Revising

Once you have completed your informational draft you are not done. What three things do you need to do next?

• submit my writing to my teacher

• read a book

• Add text features to make my writing even stronger

• Edit and fix any mistakes

• Revise-add more details or facts and remove anything that does make sense

Did you read your writing and check to make sure each time you used the word "I" you capitalized it?

• Yes

• No

What are the best ways to edit and revise your writing?  Check all that apply

• Tell your teacher you are done and submit your writing for a grade

• Read your writing out loud to yourself

• Have a friend read your writing and ask them how you can make it better

Do you have a Glossary?

• Yes

• No

If you said no you don't have a glossary and you think you don't need one, you need to reconsider.  What do you need to do if you don't have any words you can add to a glossary?

• choose any word I can find and make a glossary

• Change some of my word and add "juicy" or stronger words