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Ramp Up Your Writing
Skatepark Unit | Lesson 5 of 5
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Ramp Up Your Writing

Skatepark Unit | Lesson 5 of 5
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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. Get the draft you’re working on now.
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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 are the missing capital letters?
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Check the start of every sentence, and all proper nouns, to make
sure they begin with a capital letter. If any don’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 Skatepark: Get your final letter draft page.
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If you need a natural stopping point!

Teachers: This is a natural stopping point. The next steps will guide students through how to share their writing with their peers and how to provide feedback. If you stop here, be sure to put all the VIPs somewhere safe!

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

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Get your supplies.
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Set up your desk so others can read your letter. Put away
everything except your letter, sticky notes, and a pencil.
Hold the pencil in your hand.
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When your teacher tells you it’s time to go, quietly get up and choose
another desk to sit at. Bring your pencil with you.
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Quietly read your classmate’s letter.
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Now that you’ve read someone else’s writing, write them a note on
one of the sticky notes to tell them something you liked about their
writing.
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Quietly walk to a new desk and follow the same steps again. If you
have time, you can read a third letter. Your teacher will tell you when
it’s time to return to your own desk.
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Grade 5

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Editing & Revising

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Students will...

Print Prep
  • review work to edit and focus on fixing punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed lessons 1-4 of this unit.
Skatepark Final Draft worksheet 30 copies
Skatepark Final Draft (digital) worksheet 30 copies
Prep Instructions
  • Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

  • Decide if you want students to create their final draft on paper or digitally. Students can make a copy of the digital worksheet if they will be typing their final draft.

  • If time does not allow for recopying, students can edit their first draft and share without recopying their writing. If you choose not to have students recopy, no additional printouts are required for this lesson.

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30 mins

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Grade 5

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