Name __________________________________________ Date _________

Editing Checklist
Directions: Read your writing piece carefully to check for each item. When
finished give the checklist to a classmate so they can check a second time. Correct
any mistakes you find.

Me Classmat Teacher
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1. The sentences start with a capital letter.

2. The sentences end with a period, question mark or

exclamation point. . ? !
3. Proper nouns and the letter “I” are capitalized.

(I want to go to New York City to visit my friend Jacob.)

3. There are spaces between words.

6. The paragraphs are indented and I love to indent.

organized. Indenting is so much
fun. It is so cool!

7. Words from the word wall and passage are

spelled correctly.
8. I re-read my sentences to make sure
they are complete and make sense.