Clarity Revision Task

This worksheet supports students in Grades 6 and 7 as they revise a formal paragraph that overuses or misuses besides, replacing it with more precise transitional words and correcting instances where beside is needed for physical location. Through this advanced editing task, learners strengthen clarity, coherence, tone control, vocabulary precision, and sentence flow while practicing professional academic writing skills.

Instructional Objectives

• Revising for Clarity (Grades 6-7): Improve sentence precision by eliminating repetitive or imprecise word choices.
• Transitional Word Use: Replace besides with appropriate alternatives such as also, in addition, moreover, or furthermore when context requires.
• Grammar and Vocabulary Accuracy: Correctly distinguish between beside for location and additive transitions for ideas.
• Tone and Coherence: Maintain a formal, polished style while strengthening logical flow across sentences.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to reflect real revision expectations in upper-middle-grade writing.
• Authentic Editing Task: Requires thoughtful rewriting rather than surface-level corrections.
• Academic Writing Focus: Helps students move beyond basic transitions into more professional language choices.
• Flexible Implementation: Suitable for writing units, editing workshops, small groups, or independent practice.

This printable worksheet helps students refine formal writing by strengthening transitions, improving clarity, and enhancing overall coherence. By revising a paragraph for precision, tone, and grammatical accuracy, learners develop stronger editing habits and greater control over academic language. It is a no-prep resource that works well in both classroom and homeschool settings for building advanced revision and proofreading skills.

This worksheet is part of our Beside vs. Besides Worksheets collection.