Newsroom Rewrite

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5 and 6 revise a news-style passage that sounds too casual because it relies on the phrase in back of. By rewriting the article using behind and adjusting wording for a more professional tone, learners practice informational writing skills, tone control, vocabulary precision, sentence structure, and revision strategies aligned with journalistic expectations.

Learning Goals

• Editing Informational Text (Grades 5–6): Revise a nonfiction passage to improve clarity, accuracy, and professionalism.
• Tone and Register Awareness: Identify and replace informal language that weakens news-style writing.
• Word Choice and Revision: Use precise vocabulary such as behind to strengthen formal tone.
• Journalistic Writing Skills: Apply conventions of clear, objective, and polished reporting.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to model real-world expectations for informational and news writing.
• Authentic Revision Task: Focuses on improving an existing article rather than writing from scratch.
• Paragraph-Level Editing: Encourages attention to flow, consistency, and overall tone.
• Flexible Use: Suitable for writing units, grammar lessons, nonfiction study, or independent practice.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence writing for formal audiences by refining tone and word choice in informational text. By transforming a casual passage into a polished news report, learners strengthen editing skills, vocabulary awareness, and understanding of journalistic style. It is a no-prep resource that works well in both classroom and homeschool language arts settings, supporting clear, professional nonfiction writing.

This worksheet is part of our Behind vs. In Back Of Worksheets collection.