A quick sentence editing task featuring influential figures from Asian and Pacific Islander heritage, with a twist! Pupils correct the mistakes to uncover a hidden code.
In this worksheet, short news-style sentences about real people have been scrambled. Pupils act as editors, fixing the errors and using their answers to work out a final code.
It’s short, focused, and easy to drop into a lesson without any setup.
What pupils do:
• Read short sentences about real figures
• Correct grammatical errors
• Use their answers to solve a code
Skills covered:
• Sentence boundaries (capital letters and full stops)
• Proper nouns
• Commas (including fronted adverbials and compound sentences)
• Hyphenated adjectives
• Spelling, editing, and proofreading
How you might use this:
• Morning starter or quick grammar revision
• Small group or guided work
• Early finisher task
What’s included:
• 1 sentence editing worksheet
• Codebreaker element
• Answer sheet
Featured Figures
Pupils work with short texts about:
• Patsy Mink
• Kristi Yamaguchi
• Yo-Yo Ma
• Vera Wang
• Duke Kahanamoku
It works well as a quick check of editing skills without needing a full lesson around it.
If your class gets on well with this format, there’s a full Global Trailblazers puzzle pack and other grammar activities in the same style to build on it.
