Lesson 33: Editing My Writing for Mistakes

Editing is how you make your writing easy to read. You do not need to fix everything at once. Just check the most important parts first.

Start strong

• Look at the first word. Does it start with a capital letter?
• Check the word I. It is always a capital when it is by itself.

Make it easy to read

• Point to each word. Do you see one small space between words?
• If two words are stuck together, add a space.

Finish the sentence

• Look at the end. Do you see an ending mark?
• Use . for a statement, ? for a question, and ! for excitement.

Fix one thing

• Circle the one part you will fix.
• Fix it, then read the sentence again.

Ask yourself: "Did I check capitals, spaces, and the ending mark?"