Revise your Draft 7.2.1

Learners can:

• review writing descriptions

• review elaborating on details

• revise the draft based on feedback using the ARMS checklist

You have learned that there are five types of words that can help you write vivid details. When you elaborate, it means that you tell more about something. Vivid details help you to elaborate and tell your reader more about something in your story.

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Elaborating Details

How to Revise

For today's writing activity, you are going to spend time revising your narrative writing draft.

To revise means that you will work to make changes to make your writing even better than it was when you submitted it before.

First, reread your narrative writing.

After you reread your draft, go through and apply the steps of the ARMS Checklist.

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ARMS Checklist

Gather your materials: pencil and Writing Activity Book, pages 102 and 103. 

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Open the Word Document, PowerPoint, or Bok Creator with your draft.

Your Turn!