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Narrative Editing Skills

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Narrative Editing Skills

Student editing a story with pencil and paper

📝 Part 1: Spotting Editing Errors

1. Which sentence is a complete sentence?

Running through the forest.

The brave knight rescued the princess.

Because it was raining.

Under the old oak tree.

2. What is wrong with this sentence? "The dragon was huge it breathed fire everywhere"

It's a sentence fragment

It's a run-on sentence (needs punctuation)

Nothing is wrong

It needs a capital letter

3. Which editing marks should you check for? (Tick all that apply)

Capital letters at the start of sentences

Full stops at the end of sentences

Complete sentences (not fragments)

Descriptive words to make writing interesting

4. Which sentence has the best word choice for a narrative?

The dog walked to the house.

The golden retriever bounded towards the cottage.

The animal went to the building.

A dog moved to a house.

✏️ Part 2: Fix the Narrative

5. Edit this paragraph by fixing the errors. Rewrite it correctly below:

"sarah ran through the dark woods she was scared the trees were making scary noises Because the wind was blowing through them she hoped she would find her way home soon"

6. Combine these short sentences to make the writing flow better:

"The cat was black. It sat on the fence. The fence was old. The cat was watching birds."

7. Improve this sentence by adding descriptive words:

"The boy walked to the shop."

🤝 Part 3: Peer Review Practice

8. When giving feedback to a classmate, which comments are helpful? (Tick all that apply)

"I like how you described the character's feelings."

"Your story is boring."

"You could add a full stop after 'house'."

"This sentence is too long - try splitting it into two."

9. Write one compliment and one helpful suggestion for this story beginning:

"Once there was a girl she lived in a castle the castle was big and had lots of rooms"

One thing I liked: ________________________________

One suggestion to improve it: ________________________________

10. Why is editing important in writing? Write your answer below:

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