HI HELLO THIS IS LITTLE PIG THANK YOU I LOVE YOU TOO I LOVE EVERYBODY YOU ARE MY BESTFRIEND
I THINK EDITING THE PAPER FOR CELENA IS VERY IMPORTANT WHENEVER I'M PROFESSOR PIGGINGTON AND HAVE TO GRADE PAPERS I HAVE A VERY EFFECTIVE METHOD: I TEAR LONG STRIPS OFF OF THE PAPER AND IF IT'S A PARTICULARLY GOOD PAPER I WAVE IT AROUND IN THE AIR FOR A BIT BEFORE CHEWING ON IT AND IF IT'S REALLY REALLY GOOD I'LL STRAIGHT UP EAT IT BUT DON'T TELL THE PEOPLEHUMANS BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT BUT WHAT DO THEY KNOW NEITHER ONE OF THEM IS A SUPER SMART PROFESSOR OF BIRDS AT A UNIVERSITY LIKE I AM
I HOPE MY EDITING TIPS HELPED YOU THANK YOU I LOVE YOU
That's a good point about the beta readers. What about going over it with her before typing up a final version you both agree on? If anything, editing then going over it with her will make her a better writer! Even professional novelists have editors.
I think the most important thing is to not re-write what she wrote. Fixing spelling mistakes is one thing, but more than that gets into the sticky business of "Is this cheating?" Or not.
Maybe if she has friends that like to write, they could be beta readers for her, then the help would still be coming from her age group? It's an interesting conundrum!
I think it's somewhere in between "no help" and "fixing everything" for the age you referenced. For spelling, for example, I might turn it into a bit of a teaching moment / game -- "there are four words in there that are mis-spelled, can you find them?" and so on. Give the nudge that the errors are there, but see if they can figure it out and fix it on their own.
In school kids do "peer editing". They find a bud who can give it a look and offer advice. I'd only edit here for a kid contestant if it prevents them from embarrassing themselves like accidentally typing the word for ' whole' or 'sheet' wrong. I'm personally reading and appreciating the thought in the entry since it's impossible to fairly judge a kindergarten kid and a 12- yr-old on composition skills. AW
Since my daughter has no idea how to type, I've decided to do the editing route. That said, I got in trouble by not including her "Boogie woogie" song at the end of her story.
It's entirely possible that I may transcribe every little thing for her next entry. When I read through the entries, I found that the typos were endearing, and showcased what you would see in scholastic and artistic situations offline. Since we are here to support the contestants, I'm fine with the typos and spelling errors. It's possible that when you host Teen Idol, polished entries may be more of an issue then.
Unrelated, LITTLE PIG IS VERY CUTE! (My daughter is a fan already).
HI HELLO THIS IS LITTLE PIG YES I AM THE CUTEST I AM SO SO CUTE LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS CUTENESS IN REAL LIFE OR LET'S BE HONEST HERE YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUTTFLUFF EITHER
I'VE WATCHED MY PEOPLELADY PLAY LJ IDOL BEFORE BUT THE CONTEST WAS NEVER OPEN TO GUINEA PIGS WELL TECHNICALLY I GUESS IT STILL ISN'T BUT I'M ALLOWED TO PLAY THE HOME GAME THIS TIME I LIKE THE HOME GAME BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT I GET TO MAKE SO MANY NEW FRIENDS BUT ALSO GO TO PEOPLE'S HOMES AND CHEW ON ALL THEIR STUFF OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT GARY TOLD ME BECAUSE HE APPRECIATES THAT I AM AN EXCELLENT CHEWER THANK YOU I LOVE YOU
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I THINK EDITING THE PAPER FOR CELENA IS VERY IMPORTANT WHENEVER I'M PROFESSOR PIGGINGTON AND HAVE TO GRADE PAPERS I HAVE A VERY EFFECTIVE METHOD: I TEAR LONG STRIPS OFF OF THE PAPER AND IF IT'S A PARTICULARLY GOOD PAPER I WAVE IT AROUND IN THE AIR FOR A BIT BEFORE CHEWING ON IT AND IF IT'S REALLY REALLY GOOD I'LL STRAIGHT UP EAT IT BUT DON'T TELL THE PEOPLEHUMANS BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT BUT WHAT DO THEY KNOW NEITHER ONE OF THEM IS A SUPER SMART PROFESSOR OF BIRDS AT A UNIVERSITY LIKE I AM
I HOPE MY EDITING TIPS HELPED YOU THANK YOU I LOVE YOU
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I think the most important thing is to not re-write what she wrote. Fixing spelling mistakes is one thing, but more than that gets into the sticky business of "Is this cheating?" Or not.
Maybe if she has friends that like to write, they could be beta readers for her, then the help would still be coming from her age group? It's an interesting conundrum!
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I think it's somewhere in between "no help" and "fixing everything" for the age you referenced. For spelling, for example, I might turn it into a bit of a teaching moment / game -- "there are four words in there that are mis-spelled, can you find them?" and so on. Give the nudge that the errors are there, but see if they can figure it out and fix it on their own.
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It's entirely possible that I may transcribe every little thing for her next entry. When I read through the entries, I found that the typos were endearing, and showcased what you would see in scholastic and artistic situations offline. Since we are here to support the contestants, I'm fine with the typos and spelling errors. It's possible that when you host Teen Idol, polished entries may be more of an issue then.
Unrelated, LITTLE PIG IS VERY CUTE! (My daughter is a fan already).
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I'VE WATCHED MY PEOPLELADY PLAY LJ IDOL BEFORE BUT THE CONTEST WAS NEVER OPEN TO GUINEA PIGS WELL TECHNICALLY I GUESS IT STILL ISN'T BUT I'M ALLOWED TO PLAY THE HOME GAME THIS TIME I LIKE THE HOME GAME BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT I GET TO MAKE SO MANY NEW FRIENDS BUT ALSO GO TO PEOPLE'S HOMES AND CHEW ON ALL THEIR STUFF OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT GARY TOLD ME BECAUSE HE APPRECIATES THAT I AM AN EXCELLENT CHEWER THANK YOU I LOVE YOU
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