We are currently work on step-by-step "how to" books in our writing unit. Students are wrapping up their first "how to" book, so we are talking about the editing process again. For this lesson, we started by bringing our books to the carpet and using our magic pencils to help us edit. To use their magic pencil, they use the eraser to read their writing and help them find spots to add or change their writing. They then flip their pencil over to the writing side and fix it.
The second part of this lesson was using a partner to help us find places to add more detail. We partnered up and took turns reading our "how to" book to our partners who had to act out what we were saying. We had to only do what they said! This leads to lots of "No...wait, you're supposed to do this!" When we say that to our partner, we know we need to add another step or more details. It's very silly to see our partners acting out our "how to" books!
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