Please download the activity sheet and distribute it to your pupils before the lesson begins. It contains activities for them to work on during the lesson, including a short paragraph for them to edit during activity 2. You can also ask them to have a piece of their own writing ready to edit during this activity.

Download the accompanying teacher guidance for our Live Lesson with Penguin Books UK. Included is recommended learning space and resources, learning objectives and outcomes, curriculum links, lesson structure, ways to develop learning and a coverage sheet to evidence participation. The Tes Live lesson with Penguin will take place on Tuesday 28 March at 11am GMT. To register for the lesson go to www.tes.com/live-lessons/penguin. Lesson overview Find out how to edit like a published author in this English literature Live Lesson with Nazneen Ahmed Pathak, author of ‘City of Stolen Magic’ and Penguin Books UK. Through questions and answers we’ll explore what editing is and why it’s so important. Nazneen will share top tips to look out for when editing a piece of writing. After each tip students will have the opportunity to apply the tip, followed by students on screen sharing the changes they’ve made.