This resource is aimed at encouraging children to upgrade sentences by editing existing ones with adjectives. The resource includes an adapted version too for children who need more support with editing. This editing task is mainly for the descriptive writing of a setting - specifically a seaside location. The task is aimed at children who have just started in Year 5 but this could be used in Year 4 to Year 6 depending on the ability of the children in your class. The sentences are loosely based around the story Malamander but could be used away from the book if you are looking at setting descriptions.

The resource would be useful for any teacher in Upper KS2 who is looking to get children to edit a setting description. It provides a paragraph and then a checklist for the skills they could show to improve it. There are two paragraphs for differentiation. A lower number of skills and a shorter passage to edit. A more age appropriate expected writing passage with more errors to correct and skills to include.