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REVISE AND EDIT Review your draft.

The revision and editing steps give you a chance to look carefully at your writing and

make changes. Work with a partner to determine whether you have explained your

ideas clearly to readers. Use these questions to help you evaluate and improve your
informative article.

PURPOSE/ ORGANIZATION EVIDENCE LANGUAGE/ CONVENTIONS
FOCUS VOCABULARY

Will readers know Do I begin with a Did I support my Did I use linking Have I used
my topic right clear central ideas with text words to connect capital letters to
away? idea? evidence? ideas? begin sentences?

Have I stayed on Have I provided Do I need to add Did I use words Did I indent each
topic? a strong more evidence? related to my paragraph?
conclusion? topic?
Have I used verb
tenses correctly?

PUBLISH Share your work.

Create a Finished Copy Make a final copy of your article. You may want

to include a photo or drawing showing your topic. Consider these options
to share your writing:

1 Combine your article with those of your classmates to create a
display about the United States for the school library.

2 Read your article to the class. Invite them to comment and ask
questions.

3 Post your article on a school or class website. Ask readers to share
their comments and questions.

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