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Tree Doctors: Revising and Editing Maya's Report

Maya's first draft of a report about arborists needs work. Students use a partner's notes to plan, revise and edit the report.

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students revise a draft by removing an off-topic sentence, combining short sentences and choosing exact words.
Students edit a draft for capital letters and spelling, and tell revising apart from editing.

How to use

Read Maya's draft aloud and ask students to listen for parts that sound off. Students answer the questions alone, then compare their new conclusions with a partner.

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W.3.5

With peer and adult help, strengthen writing by planning, revising, and editing.

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Tree Doctors: Revising and Editing Maya's Report

Use a partner's notes to make a report clearer and correct.

Read the first draft

Maya wrote a report about a job for her class. This is her first draft. It has some mistakes. Her partner, Eli, read it and wrote notes to help her make it better.

Tree Doctors (Maya's First Draft)

1Do you know who takes care of the trees in a town? An arborist is a person who cares for trees. Some people call arborists tree doctors. Trees give us shade and homes for birds, so they need good care.

2Arborists trim branches that are dead or too close to power lines. They climb trees with ropes and a harness. they always wear a helmet to protect there heads. My brother has a red helmet for riding his scooter.

3Arborists use many tools. They use saws to cut branches. Some arborists ride up high in a bucket on a big truck. This helps them reach branches at the top of tall trees.

4Arborists also check trees for sickness. They look at the leaves. They look at the bark. They look for holes made by insects. If a tree is sick, they try to help it get better.

5Arborists do a really good job. They keep trees healthy and keep people safe.

Revise and edit

Use Maya's draft and Eli's notes to answer each question.

Eli's note: "One sentence in paragraph 2 is not about arborists." Underline the sentence Maya should take out.

Arborists trim branches that are dead or too close to power lines.They climb trees with ropes and a harness.they always wear a helmet to protect there heads.My brother has a red helmet for riding his scooter.

This sentence from paragraph 2 has two mistakes: a missing capital letter and a misspelled word. Write each word correctly.

always wear a helmet to protect heads.

Eli's note: "Paragraph 4 has three short sentences that start the same way. Try joining them." Which revision joins them best and keeps the meaning?

A. They look at the leaves, and then they cut the tree down.
B. They look at the leaves they look at the bark they look for holes.
C. They look at the leaves and bark, and they look for insect holes.
D. They look at the leaves. They look at the bark. They look for holes.

Eli's note: "In paragraph 5, the words 'really good job' are not very exact." Which revision uses the most exact words?

A. Arborists do a really, really good job.
B. Arborists do important work for towns.
C. Arborists do a nice job, I think.
D. Arborists do a job in the town.

Revising makes ideas clearer or stronger. Editing fixes capitals, spelling and punctuation. Sort each of Eli's notes.

Start the word they with a capital letter.Take out the sentence about your brother.Join the short sentences in paragraph 4.Change the spelling of there to their.Use more exact words than really good.