1. Peer Editing
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2.  Peer editing is working with someone your
own age to improve and edit your writing.
 3 steps: Compliments, Suggestions, Corrections
What is Peer Editing?

3.  Tell the writer what they have done well after
looking at their word choice, sentence fluency
and voice.
 Stay positive with the peer editing process.
Compliments

4.  Find some compliments you could give this
writer:
 We where all over my aunts house when my
dog Riley was running around like crazy. He
was chasing me around in circles. all of a suden
I look and riley he was in the pool! swimming
in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my eyes
that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the
pool and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and
pulled him to the steps. He got out and shook
all over us like a sprinkler on a hot day. I was
glad riley was o.k. and that I saved him.
Example: Compliments

5.  Giving the author specific and positive
suggestions on how they can make their
writing better.
 Example: I think if you added some more detail
that part could be more clear.
 You will all be using the thesaurus to suggest a
change in word choice.
Suggestions

6.  What suggestions do you have for this author?
 We where all over my aunts house when my
dog Riley was running around like crazy. He
was chasing me around in circles. all of a suden
I look and riley he was in the pool! swimming
in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my eyes
that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the
pool and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and
pulled him to the steps. He got out and shook
all over us like a sprinkler on a hot day. I was
glad riley was o.k. and that I saved him.
Example: Suggestions

7.  This is the time where you will help fix any
grammar or conventions that you see need to
be fixed.
 Remember to stay positive. This is a time to
help not a time to be negative toward
someone’s writing.
Corrections

8.  What corrections would you make?
 We where all over my aunts house when my
dog Riley was running around like crazy. He
was chasing me around in circles. all of a suden
I look and riley he was in the pool! swimming
in my aunts pool. I couldn’t believe my eyes
that the dog was in the pool. I dashed to the
pool and jumpd in and swan over to Riley and
pulled him to the steps. He got out and shook
all over us like a sprinkler on a hot day. I was
glad riley was o.k. and that I saved him.
Example: Corrections

9. Pair up and edit!
 Remember to use the online thesaurus to find a
word choice suggestion you want to make, and
write that suggestion on a piece of paper to
turn in at the end of class.
 Write at least 3 compliments and 3 suggestions
to share with your partner.