Peer Editing Worksheet for Self and Peer Checks

Five categories — spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and formatting — break down into specific guidelines such as ending every sentence with punctuation, capitalizing proper nouns, and checking subject-verb agreement, each paired with a checkbox column for both a self-edit and a peer-edit pass. A blank line for the peer editor's name at the bottom signals the checklist is meant to be completed twice: once by the writer alone and again by a classmate reviewing the same piece. The single-page table format lets a teacher attach this to any writing assignment as a revision step, since none of the guidelines are tied to a specific topic, genre, or grade level. Students who need a simpler mnemonic before working through this table can start with the COPS proofreading checklist, which reduces self-editing to the Capitals-Organization-Punctuation-Spelling acronym.