Kindergarten Editing Expectations



Stellar Elementary School

Kindergarten Editing Expectations

• Name written correctly

• Title

• Capital letter at the beginning of each page

• Period at the end of each page

Stellar Elementary

First Grade Editing Expectations

• Title with the first letter capitalized

• Word Wall words are spelled correctly

• All the sounds are represented in the words spelled

• Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark (. ! ?)

• Names of people begin with capital letters (including “I”)

• Letters are formed correctly

• Spaces are present between words

Stellar Elementary

Second Grade Editing Expectations

• Title with the first letter in each word capitalized

• Word Wall words are spelled correctly (HFW 1st and 2nd grade)

• Words that are easily resourced in the room, or “right there words” present in the text or prompt, are spelled correctly

• Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark (. ! ?)

• Names of people, names of places, months, days, holidays, and personal titles begin with capital letters (including “I”)

• Sentences are written as complete thoughts

• Letters are formed correctly and legibly

• Left margin is used correctly

• Spaces are present between words

Stellar Elementary School

Third Grade Editing Expectations

• Title with the first letter in each word capitalized

• Word Wall words are spelled correctly (HFW 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade)

• Words that are easily resourced in the room, or “right there words” present in the text or prompt, are spelled correctly

• Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark (. ! ?)

• Names of people, names of places, months, days, holidays, cities, states, countries, initials, first words in the greeting and closing of a letter, and personal titles begin with capital letters (including “I”)

• Commas are used in a series of words, in a date, and after the greeting and closing of a letter

• Sentences are written as complete thoughts

• All words are represented in the sentence

• Subject/verb agreement in every sentence

• Correct usage of regular and irregular verb tenses (past, present, and future)

• Comparative adjectives used correctly

• Letters are formed correctly and legibly

• The first sentence of a paragraph is indented

• Left, right, and top margins are used correctly

• Spaces are present between words

Stellar Elementary School

Fourth Grade Editing Expectations

• Title with the first letter in each word capitalized

• Word Wall words are spelled correctly (HFW 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade)

• Words that are easily resourced in the room, or “right there words” present in the text or prompt, are spelled correctly

• Spelling patterns are extended to polysyllabic words

• Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark (. ! ?)

• Names of people, names of places, months, days, holidays, cities, states, countries, initials, first words in the greeting and closing of a letter, acronyms, and personal titles begin with capital letters (including “I”)

• Capital letters are used in direct quotations

• Commas used in a series of words, in a date, after a direct address, after introductory phrases, and after the greeting and closing of a letter

• Apostrophes used in contractions and possessives

• Quotation marks used around conversation

• When using dialogue, break the line and indent when a new character is speaking

• Sentences are written as complete thoughts

• All words are represented in the sentence

• A/An used correctly

• Subject/verb agreement in every sentence

• Correct usage of regular and irregular verb tenses (past, present, and future)

• Comparative adjectives and adverbs are used correctly

• Letters are formed correctly and legibly

• Paragraphs are indented and used correctly to cluster ideas

• Left, right, and top margins are used correctly

• Hyphens used to break words

• Spaces are present between words

Stellar Elementary School

Fifth Grade Editing Expectations

• Title with the first letter in each word capitalized

• Word Wall words are spelled correctly (HFW 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade)

• Words that are easily resourced in the room, or “right there words” present in the text or prompt, are spelled correctly

• Spelling patterns are extended to polysyllabic words

• Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark (. ! ?)

• Names of people, names of places, months, days, holidays, cities, states, countries, initials, first word in the greeting and closing of a letter, acronyms, titles of books and movies, and personal titles begin with capital letters (including “I”)

• Capital letters are used in direct quotations

• Interjections used correctly with capital letters and punctuation

• Commas used in a series of words, in a date, after a direct address, after introductory phrases, in dialogue with quotation marks, and after the greeting and closing of a letter

• Apostrophes used in contractions and possessives

• Quotation marks used around conversation

• When using dialogue, break the line and indent when a new character is speaking

• Sentences are written as complete thoughts

• All words are represented in the sentence

• A/An used correctly

• Subject/verb agreement in every sentence

• Correct usage of regular and irregular verb tenses (past, present, and future)

• Comparative adjectives and adverbs are used correctly

• Letters are formed correctly and legibly

• Paragraphs are indented and used correctly to cluster ideas

• Left, right, and top margins are used correctly

• Hyphens used to break words

• Spaces are present between words

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