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Create Your Poster

Earth Explorers Unit
Lesson 5 of 5
Editing
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Before we begin, you’ll need a piece of writing that you’re going to
edit and get ready to publish. For Earth Explorers: Get your
Introduction and Conclusion, Paragraph 1, and Paragraph 2.
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Discuss: This sentence is actually two sentences. Can you find
where the missing period should go?
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Now, look through your writing. Check the end of every sentence
to make sure it ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation
mark. If it doesn’t, you can add one.
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Discuss: Where is the missing capital letter?
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Check the start of every sentence to make sure it begins with a
capital letter. If it doesn’t, you can change the letter.
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Discuss: Where is the spelling mistake in this sentence?
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Now, get your writing. Use all the spelling strategies you know
to help you spell your words. You can also use resources in your
classroom to help you if you’re not sure how to spell a word.
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Discuss: What part of this sentence doesn’t sound right?
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Now read your writing to check to make sure it sounds right.
You can read in your head, or whisper read to yourself. If you
find a part that doesn’t sound right, you can fix your sentence.
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Recopy your work in your best handwriting.
For Earth Explorers: Get your final draft worksheets.
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Congratulations! Your writing has leveled up!

If you need a natural stopping point:

Teachers: This is a natural stopping point. The next steps will guide students through coloring and assembling their final posters. Students should be finished writing their final drafts before moving on. If students wrote digitally, print their writing before moving on.

If you’re continuing right now, go to the next slide.

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Get your supplies.
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Get your conclusion worksheet. Cut on the dotted line, like this.
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Cut out your Earth Explorer badge by cutting on the dotted lines.
You can put your badge to the side for now.
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Get your Body Paragraph 2 worksheet. Cut on the dotted line
like this.
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Place your Body Paragraph 2 on top of your conclusion paragraph
like this. Line the pages up at the top.
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Get your Introduction and Body Paragraph 1 worksheet. Cut on
the dotted line, like this.
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Place your Paragraph 1 worksheet on top of the pile. Then put your
Introduction on the very top. All four of your pages should line up at
the top and will look like this on the bottom.
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When your pages are all lined up on the top, gently pinch all four
pages to keep them together. The use a stapler to put one staple in
the center of your writing pages.
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Get your title page. Place your writing onto the title page. Use a
stapler to put a staple on each side in the grey boxes. If you’re
waiting your turn for a stapler, you can start coloring your title page.
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Get your poster and your Earth Explorer badge. Write your name on
your Earth Explorer badge. Then use your coloring supplies to
decorate both your poster and your badge.
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You are now officially an Earth Explorer for the visitor’s center!
Flip your badge over and put glue on the back of your badge.
Then line your badge up with the grey square on your poster.
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Create Your Poster
Earth Explorers Unit
Lesson 5 of 5
Editing

Students will...

Print Prep
  • edit their writing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and usage.

  • copy their writing onto a final draft.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lessons 1-4 of this unit.
Earth Explorers: Digital Final Draft worksheet
Choose either this digital version or the printable version. 		30 copies
Earth Explorers: Final Draft worksheet 30 copies
Earth Explorers: Firefall Poster Title Page worksheet
Print 1 per student who chose this topic. 		30 copies
Earth Explorers: Sky Mirror Poster Title Page worksheet
Print 1 per student who chose this topic. 		30 copies
Coloring supplies
90
Glue Sticks
30
Introduction and Conclusion from previous lesson
30
Paragraph 1 from previous lesson
30
Paragraph 2 from previous lesson
30
Scissors
30
Stapler
1
Prep Instructions

Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

This lesson is separated into two parts and can be taught in two different sessions if needed. A natural stopping point is included after students edit their writing. Students may need additional time to copy onto their final draft pages before assembling their final poster.

Final drafts can be completed by hand or digitally. A digital worksheet is provided if you would like students to type their posters. Students who type their posters will need to print their writing in order to assemble their final poster.

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