Peer Collaborative Revisions - Main Idea Paragraphs
2nd Grade Elementary ELA/SLA Classroom
Lesson: What is your main idea?
Topic Description: Students will write a paragraph with a single main idea and will share their work with a revision partner.
Learning Goals:
Students write a main idea paragraph to be revised and edited within Google Docs. Peer and teacher edit document, teacher and peer feedback allow for student revisions. Teacher can collect data on student understanding of main idea as well as writing strengths and growth areas.
Doc: Name, Date, Title, Paragraph
Lesson Framework
The lesson will begin whole class with students at small table groups. The teacher will review main idea.
Topic Description: Students will write a paragraph with a single main idea and will share their work with a revision partner.
Learning Goals:
- ELA/SLA
- Students will be able to write a paragraph with a main idea
- Students will edit another student's work, looking for main idea, conclusion, and correct writing conventions
- Technology
- Students will be able to use Google Docs for word processing
- Students will be able to share and collaborate to add comments and suggested revisions
- Students will be able to alter their original doc to accept corrections
Students write a main idea paragraph to be revised and edited within Google Docs. Peer and teacher edit document, teacher and peer feedback allow for student revisions. Teacher can collect data on student understanding of main idea as well as writing strengths and growth areas.
Doc: Name, Date, Title, Paragraph
Lesson Framework
The lesson will begin whole class with students at small table groups. The teacher will review main idea.
- Students draft a main idea paragraph
- Students type their main idea paragraph in Google Docs
- Students share their draft with editing rights to their peer editor and teacher
- Students edit each others work for main idea, conclusion and writing conventions
- Students make corrections and publish their final piece for grading (optional allow time for teacher edits prior to "publishing"
Google Doc - Sample Student Collaborative Revision
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