Edit a Report on the Brooklyn Bridge

Have students edit the Brooklyn Bridge report first and compare their marks. Then use the checklist during the final edit of a class writing assignment.

Mark and fix 12 errors in voice, mood, commas, an ellipsis and spelling in a Brooklyn Bridge report. The directions on the page read: This report has 12 errors. Read the box to see which errors to find and how to mark them. Then mark and correct all 12 errors on the report. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 8th grade writing process, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

The Brooklyn Bridge report has 2 voice shifts, 1 mood shift, 4 comma errors, 1 misused ellipsis and 4 misspelled words. A box on the page shows how to mark each kind of error.

Reread the draft for one skill at a time, such as active voice or shifts in mood. Check Done when the draft follows the rule, then copy one sentence you corrected onto that row.

Edit a Report on the Brooklyn Bridge has an answer key. The editing checklist is used with each student's own draft, so it has no key.