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REVISE AND EDIT Review your draft.

Now it’s time to review your essay carefully and make improvements. Work with a

partner. Share suggestions about how to improve each other’s work. Use these
questions to help you evaluate and improve your essay.

PURPOSE/ ORGANIZATION EVIDENCE LANGUAGE/ CONVENTIONS
FOCUS VOCABULARY
Does my Are the reasons Do any of my Did I use linking Have I spelled all
introduction presented in an reasons need words and words correctly?
clearly state my order that makes additional phrases to
opinion and sense? supporting connect the Did I use commas
engage readers’ evidence? opinion, reasons, and other
interest? Does the and evidence? punctuation
conclusion marks correctly?
Does each reason restate my Did I use strong
clearly support opinion? persuasive
my opinion? language?

PUBLISH Share your work.

Create a Finished Copy. Make a final copy of your opinion essay. Think about

including photos, illustrations, or charts that support your position. Consider these
options for sharing your essay:

1 Post your essay on a school or class website. Provide concrete suggestions
for how other kids can get involved.

2 Make a poster. Include key points from your essay and eye-catching

illustrations. Hang the poster in your school or neighborhood.

3 It’s never too soon to think about protecting our Earth! Read your essay
to a class of younger students. Be prepared to answer their questions.

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