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Editing
By CageyBee

I have sixth grade and also felt like I was doing more than I should have been doing for "corrections." I recently heard Rick Wormeli speak and he gave a suggestion that was wonderful. He said to simply put a dot next to
the beginning of the line where the error occurs. Then the writer has a focus to find out where the error might be. The writer would then correct the error on his/her own or employ the help of a peer. After the corrections are attempted, a conference with the teacher follows.

I thought it seemed simplistic until I tried it. Man, was that easy to go through a pack of papers BUT

challenging for the writer to think about and correct. Now the person who needs to learn from the corrections IS actually doing so. My class balked at first...were too dependent on quick fixes...but they are learning to spot errors, and in many cases, avoid the errors on their own.

I was observed by the administrator who accompanied our grade level team to the workshop, and was praised for implementing such an effective procedure/tool into our writer's workshop.