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Malapropisms

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
What's the difference between an allegory and an alligator? Fifth graders work with malapropisms to determine the meanings of words that sound alike. Five sentences challenge them to find the malapropism and change it to the correct...
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Active and Passive Sentences

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Work with active and passive voice in several different sentences. Fifth graders learn the difference between active and passive voice, and change nine sentences from passive to active and vice versa. Great practice in your writing unit!
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Punctuating a Paragraph

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Do your fourth graders need a little help with punctuation? Use this run-on paragraph to demonstrate proofreading for capitalization, punctuation, and separating ideas into separate paragraphs. At the end of the activity, learners...
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Every Day Edit - A Dino Named "Sue"

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - Dolley Madison

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing activity, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Dolley Madison. The errors range punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - Friday the Thirteenth

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Friday the Thirteenth. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling to grammar.
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Organizer
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Peer Editing Checklist

For Students 7th - 12th
Peer editing can be fun and enlightening if it's done effectively. If you're having your class peer edit a general piece of writing (perhaps a personal response or short answer response), this graphic organizer could help. Reviewers look...
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Editing

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Take young authors through the writing process with a instructional activity on editing. Given three sentences with unnecessary words, pupils cross out the extra words and write the rest of the sentence in the space provided. An...
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Every Day Edit - Nevada, the 36th State

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Nevada. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - Pablo Picasso

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about Pablo Picasso's interesting life in this short editing activity. Use the half-sheet to assess learners on their ability to track down errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. 
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Every Day Edit - Statue of Liberty

For Students 3rd - 8th
Where is the Statue of Liberty from? When did it come to the US? Learners will correct both spelling and grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Statue of Liberty. 
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Every Day Edit - The White House

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the White House. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit: Tunisia

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, young scholars correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Tunisia. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar.
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Every Day Edit - William Penn

For Students 3rd - 8th
Who was William Penn? Learn about him while correcting grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph. There are errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Sputnik Launched

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the launch of Sputnik. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Organizer
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Reading a Persuasive Essay Graphic Organizer

For Students 6th - 9th
Basic, yet effective! Use this persuasive essay graphic organizer in one of two ways: either use it during pre-writing stages, or distribute it during peer-editing. There are blanks provided to record the thesis statement, four...
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Lesson: Patience, Practice and Persistence

For Teachers 6th - 12th
First the class analyzes the painting, Rodeo-Pickup Man by Frank Mechau, then they get to work. They explore the painting through verbal descriptions, focusing on vivid language to describe detail. They then compose a written piece using...
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Language Arts: Stick Puppet Show

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create short stories and make stick puppets to act it out. After editing their stories, they glue used CDs or DVDs to popsicle sticks and decorate them as the story characters. Finally, students present their puppet shows to...
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Creative Writing Workshop (Middle, Reading/Writing)

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Bring this lesson into your unit about creative writing and precise language. First, middle schoolers create a piece of writing with the help of their classmates. In the second part of this workshop, they edit their own piece of writing....
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PPT
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What is Proofreading?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Is your essay coherent? Does it make sense? Is it formatted correctly? Does it adhere to standard English conventions? This helpful and informative slide-show walks learners step by step through the editing and proofreading process. Each...
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Create a Book with Student Treasures

For Teachers 1st - 6th
You can't publish a story until after it has been revised and edited! Budding authors investigate the writing process while drafting an original story. They select a topic, complete a rough draft, edit it, revise it, and finally publish...
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You Be the Editor

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Young editors work in teams to find all the errors in a text. They identify grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. Use this activity to reinforce correct usage of prominent punctuation symbols, such as apostrophes and ellipses. You...
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Every Day Edit - Alexander Calder, Artist

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Alexander Calder, the artist. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - Tunisia

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Tunisia. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.