Year 6 · English · Writing for different purposes · Lesson 6

Editing and improving

Editing and proofreading: improving vocabulary and sentence openers, CUPS checks, standard English verbs, comma splices and common spellings, with an original draft to correct.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Distinguish editing and proofreading
Proofread using CUPS
Correct non-standard English
Improve word choice and openers

The method

Read aloud.
Edit.
CUPS.
Tense and standard English.

Key words: editing, proofreading, CUPS, standard English, comma splice.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What does editing do?

Step 1: Improve

Answer: improves the writing

Question 2

What does proofreading do?

Step 1: Errors

Answer: finds and corrects errors

Question 3

What does the C in CUPS stand for?

Step 1: Cap...

Answer: Capitals