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Peer Editing and Proofreading

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils present their editorials to a small group and peer edit and proofread the papers.  In this peer editing and proofreading lesson, students watch as the instructor models a peer editing on the Smart Board.  Pupils work in groups of...
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Keyboarding - Complete the Paragraphs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners read a paragraph that is missing vowels and contains other errors as well. They proofread, fill in vowels, type, edit and print the corrected paragraph.
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Fix It

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Word processing practice and vocabulary blend with proofreading in a multi-purpose lesson that makes excellent use of an hour in the computer lab. Learners edit the grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors in a given paragraph (not...
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Teacher of the Year

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Now is the time to identify the great teachers in your school! Discuss the characteristics of persuasive writing and analyze an example. Then, each pupil chooses a teacher who they feel should be named teacher of the year. They plan and...
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Writing a Newspaper Article

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The perfect resource for a beginning journalism teacher or someone designing a journalism unit, this activity prompts students to write a newspaper article. It covers all aspects of the writing process, such as a guided warm-up...
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Run On Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Explore run-on sentences with your language arts class. There is a SMART Board presentation included, but even if you don't have access to this technology, there are several useful pieces here. Provide your learners with the "student...
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Narrative Revision Sheet

For Students 7th - 12th
After completing a narrative essay, provide this self-editing learning exercise for your class. Four simple questions ask for the purpose, tone, and any rhetorical devices used in the essay. Editors fill this section out themselves...
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Writing a Descriptive Paragraph

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a descriptive paragraph. In this descriptive paragraph writing lesson, students discuss how to make their paragraphs interesting. Students then choose from a list something they want to write about. After writing students...
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #10

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students read a short passage with 8 errors and then choose the appropriate multiple choice answer that best corrects each error. This excellent activity also provides effective standardized test taking practice, as there are many...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 2--Grade 7 (2005)

For Students 7th
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, 7th graders listen to an article and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then write an essay response and identify grammatical mistakes in paragraphs.
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Penguin Books

The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Young Readers Edition

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
As the saying goes, you are what you eat. A useful set of lesson plans encourage young readers to take a second look at their eating habits. Pre- and post-reading questions bring in reflective writing and discussion while extension...
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Writing a Descriptive Paragraph

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the definition of a descriptive paragraph with the class. They read an example of a descriptive paragraph and then write one of their own using one of the included ideas.
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Purdue University

Sentence Fragments Exercise 2

For Students 5th - 9th
In this sentence fragment exercise, learners are given paragraphs to proofread for sentence fragments. Students are given space to make revisions.
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What's Proper?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners practice using capital letters for proper nouns and adjectives. They play a matching game with word cards and correct paragraphs with incorrect capitalization, and edit their work with a partner.  
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Transforming Fairy Tales: Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students edit fairy tales.  In this transforming fairy tales instructional activity, students edit their previously written fairy tales for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.  Students also have the opportunity to peer edit. 
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College Board

Evaluating Sources: How Credible Are They?

For Teachers 7th Standards
How can learners evaluate research sources for authority, accuracy, and credibility? By completing readings, discussions, and graphic organizers, scholars learn how to properly evaluate sources to find credible information. Additionally,...
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PPT
Blinn College

The Writing Process

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Lead your learners through the different stages of the writing process. Show them this presentation as they work through a writing assignment, breaking it up over several days of work. You might also post this on a class website as a...
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Writing: Narrative, Expository, Persuasive, and Descriptive

For Teachers 6th - 9th
If you are interested in having a basic framework for teaching expository, narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing, this resource may help; however, you will have to find information on the different forms of writing to share with...
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Proofreading Practice

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate proofreading marks. In this proofreading lesson, students evaluate a paragraph for editing mistakes. Learners correct mistakes and return to the teacher.
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Sentence Fragments Exercise 3

For Students 5th - 9th
In this sentence fragment learning exercise, students are asked to edit and correct a paragraph for errors in capitalization and punctuation. Students must focus on making sure there are no sentence fragments.
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Effective Writing is More Than a Five Paragraph Essay

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Groups become experts in one aspect of the six traits of writing, prepare a PowerPoint presentation, jigsaw, and teach others about their trait. Writers then focus on these traits as they compose a persuasive essay about a person they...
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Thesis Statement Exercises

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Highlight the importance of introductions and thesis statements by having writers edit and re-write nine different paragraphs that serve as poor introductions. In addition to correcting the grammar and spelling mistakes, your leaner will...
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Google

Writing Topic Sentences

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
An engaging and quick presentation on writing topic sentences is sure to grab the attention of your elementary writers. The PowerPoint can be modified and includes relevant visual examples.
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Problem and Solution: By Jove, I Think You've Got It

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Through grand conversation, help scholars identify issues that harm the Earth and find solutions on how to solve them. After voting—on what your class deems the most important problem—stretch writing muscles with a problem-solution essay...

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