Peer Editing and Checklists

Paragraphs
(indent, margin, handwriting, variety of sentence beginnings)

Student’s Name: ________________________

Checklist

Look at the paragraph you wrote and check the following:

1. Did you indent? Yes No

2. Did you stay within the margins? Yes No
3. Read your paragraph to yourself. Have you left out any words? If you did,
insert them now.
4. Did you use a variety of verbs? Yes No
5. Write the first word in every sentence below. Then check the list for any
repeating words. Did you start several sentences the same way? Change
your paragraph so that each sentence starts in a different way.
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6. Is your writing legible? Yes No

Peer-Conferencing

Now read your paragraph to another student, your peer-editor. Ask him or her to
tick “yes” or “no” after the questions below.

1. Did the author express his or her ideas clearly? Yes No

2. Were there at least five sentences in the paragraph? Yes No
3. Did the author use clear completed sentences? Yes No
4. Did the author begin the sentences with a variety of words? Yes No
 Peer-Editing
Give your paragraph to your peer-editor. It is now the editor’s responsibility
to use a different coloured pen to mark corrections directly onto the paper.

Note to the editor: Change grammar and punctuation errors with pen on
the paper. However, if you think there is a spelling error, simply circle it. It
is the author’s responsibility to look up the word and correct the error.

1. Spelling errors? Yes No

2. Grammar errors? Yes No
3. Punctuation errors? Yes No
4. Capitalisation errors? Yes No
5. Did the writer indent the paragraph? Yes No
6. Did the author use margins? Yes No

Editor’s compliments about this project:

(Such as vocabulary, handwriting, good spellings, imaginative ideas, character

development, plot, enticing opening, captivating first line……)

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Editor’s suggestions for improvement:

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Date: _________________________