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Try a New Approach is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on rewriting rather than only revising, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Try a New Approach

W.5.5

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Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Write a story that ends by changing what the reader thought the beginning meant.
  • I set up the beginning
  • I paced the events
  • I used dialogue
  • I wrote a resolution
2.Write the same event from two points of view, so the reader sees why they disagree.
  • I wrote both viewpoints
  • I made them disagree
  • I described precisely
  • I wrote a resolution

LessonPrint · W.5.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Try a New Approach

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.An ending that retrospectively alters the opening's meaning.
  2. 2.Two accounts of one event that differ by position rather than accuracy.

Questions about Try a New Approach

What does the Try a New Approach worksheet cover?

It practises rewriting rather than only revising — 2 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core W.5.5: Plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or start again with a new approach. The instruction to pupils is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Try a New Approach practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5 — W.5.5, in the Writing domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Try a New Approach is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on W.5.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Try a New Approach come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Try a New Approach can I print?

25 versions, of which 14 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Try a New Approach free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Try a New Approach, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach W.5.5?

Yes — “Planning, Revising, Editing, Rewriting” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for W.5.5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Try a New Approach is the practice that follows it.

More practice for W.5.5

Plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or start again with a new approach.

Teaching this next? Planning, Revising, Editing, Rewriting is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.