Editorial Fix-Up

This worksheet helps students in Grades 6, 7, and early 8 strengthen editing skills, grammar accuracy, and clarity in opinion-style writing. Learners revise a short editorial paragraph in which by and with are used incorrectly or too vaguely, rewriting the text with precise prepositions and underlining each correction. The task mirrors real-world editing work and emphasizes how small grammar choices affect meaning, tone, and professionalism.

Learning Goals

• Editing for Clarity (Grades 6-8): Identify unclear or incorrect phrasing and revise sentences to improve precision and readability.
• Correcting Preposition Errors: Use by accurately to show the agent of an action and with to show the instrument or method.
• Opinion & Editorial Writing Skills: Maintain persuasive meaning and formal tone while revising grammar.
• Grammar in Real-World Application: Apply language rules within authentic, publication-style writing.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with middle school ELA grammar and writing standards.
• Authentic Editing Practice: Reflects real editorial tasks students may encounter in academic and professional contexts.
• Visible Revision Strategy: Underlining corrections helps reinforce learning and accountability.
• Flexible Classroom Use: Ideal for writing workshops, grammar lessons, assessment prep, or small-group instruction.
• Low-Prep Printable: Easy to use in both classroom and homeschool settings.

This printable worksheet helps students develop an editorial mindset while strengthening grammar precision and writing clarity. By revising an opinion-style paragraph and correcting by and with usage, learners improve their ability to edit formal text, refine meaning, and communicate ideas clearly. Whether used in a classroom writing unit or a homeschool language arts lesson, this resource supports polished expression, careful revision, and confident application of grammar in real-world writing.

This worksheet is part of our by vs. with worksheets collection.