Author’s Name: ____________________________________
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.
Self-Edit
Peer Edit
Checklist Items
After completing
Checklist Items
After completing
Comments and Suggestions
each step, place
each step, place
a check here.
a check here.
Punctuation
I read my written piece aloud
I read the author’s piece
to see where to stop or pause
aloud to see where to stop or
for periods, question marks,
pause for periods, question
exclamation marks, and
marks, exclamation marks,
commas.
and commas.
Quotation marks are included
Quotation marks are included
where needed.
where needed.
Capital Letters
I checked for capitals at the
I checked for capitals at the
beginning of sentences.
beginning of sentences.
Proper nouns begin with
Proper nouns begin with
capital letters.
capital letters.
Grammar
My sentences are complete
Sentences are complete
thoughts and contain a noun
thoughts and contain a noun
and a verb.
and a verb.
I don’t have any run-on
There are no run-on
sentences.
sentences.
Spelling
I checked spelling and fixed
Spelling is correct.
the words that didn’t look right.