Yocum

Author's Name: Nic Date:

Peer's Name: Date:

**EDITING CHECKLIST FOR SELF- AND PEER EDITING**

Directions: Edit your written work using the Self-Edit columns, fixing any errors you notice. Then, have a peer complete the Peer Edit columns while you observe and fix your written work.


 * ~  ||||~ Self-Edit ||||||~ Peer Edit ||
 * ~  ||= Checklist Items ||= After completing each step, place an X here. ||= Checklist Items ||= After completing each step, place and X here. ||= Comments and Suggestions ||
 * ~ Punctuation ||= I read my written piece aloud to see where to stop or pause for periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas. ||= x ||= I read the author's piece aloud to see where to stop or pause for periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas. ||= x ||=  ||
 * ~  ||= Quotation marks are included where needed. ||= x ||= Quotation marks are included where needed. ||= x ||=   ||
 * ~ Capital Letters ||= I checked for capitals at the beginning of sentences. ||= x ||= I checked for capitals at the beginning of sentences. ||= x ||=  ||
 * ~  ||= Proper nouns begin with capital letters. ||= x ||= Proper nouns begin with capital letters. ||= x ||=   ||
 * ~ Grammar ||= My sentences are complete thoughts and contain a noun and a verb. ||= x ||= Sentences are complete thoughts and contain a noun and a verb. ||= x ||=  ||
 * ~  ||= I don't have any run-on sentences. ||= x ||= There are no run-on sentences. ||= x ||=   ||
 * ~ Spelling || I checked spelling and fixed the words that didn't look right. || x || Spelling is correct. || x ||  ||
 * ~ Spacing || I checked for one space after all periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas. || x || There is one space after all periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas. || x ||  ||
 * ~  || I tapped the enter key two times before starting a new paragraph. || x || There is a space between paragraphs. || x ||   ||