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Narrative Writing Editing Symbols

Narrative editing symbols reference sheet explaining three marks, snapshot, thought-shot and dialogue, that students place on a peer's draft to show where more detail belongs.
Grades
Grades 4–7, Elementary, Middle School
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Updated Oct 02, 2026

Subject
ELA, Writing
Topic
writing printable, narrative essays
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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This is a Narrative Writing Editing Symbols Printable.

You can print this and give it to students as a reference as they write.

This will review 3 different writing symbols.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify places in a narrative draft that need descriptive detail, inner thoughts or dialogue

Skills covered

  • Peer revision — marking a classmate's draft with snapshot, thought-shot and dialogue symbols

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