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Activity
Education World

Every-Day Edit: Kwanzaa

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing activity, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Kwanzaa. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Writing
Dorling Kindersley

Punctuation Practice

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Need some punctuation practice? Challenge your third or fourth graders' editing skills with a helpful instructional activity on punctuation. After naming different types of punctuation marks, they rewrite a paragraph that has multiple...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Dinopals with WordArt

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Elementary schoolers use the writing process steps to write a descriptive paragraph about a fictional dinosaur. Using a tech tool lesson, they create a graphic title for the paragraph. A nice blending of technology with "old-fashioned"...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Activity
Education World

Every-Day Edit: Labor Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
Elementary grammarians correct mistakes in a short paragraph about Labor Day. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, and grammar, to spelling. This would make a perfect seasonal activity to hand out at the beginning of the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Edit Your Story

For Students 4th
In this writing worksheet, 4th graders read a checklist of editing reminders and practice editing a paragraph on the worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Editing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders edit their previously written essay in this lesson plan. They discuss the importance of revision, and observe the teacher modeling proper revision techniques. They apply the techniques to their essay and then prepare...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fix It

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Word processing practice and vocabulary blend with proofreading in a multi-purpose instructional activity that makes excellent use of an hour in the computer lab. Learners edit the grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors in a given...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Writing
Curated OER

Understanding Paragraph Basics

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Full of informative, helpful, and accessible activities, a language arts packet is sure to be a valuable part of your writing unit. It's versatile between reading levels and grade levels, and focuses on the most efficient ways for your...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Advanced Paragraph Correction #6

For Students 4th - 9th
In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read a 7 line passage. Then students respond to 8 multiple choice questions regarding grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Intermediate Paragraph Correction #5

For Students 3rd - 5th
This worksheet provides intermediate ESL learners with an opportunity to correct identified errors with grammar, verb tenses and syntax in a written passage.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

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 worksheet also provides effective standardized test taking practice, as there are many...
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Activity
Education World

Every-Day Edit: President John Adams

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about President John Adams. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Elementary schoolers explore writing conventions. First they play a ball toss game to practice spelling high frequency words. (A link to a 2nd grade list is attached.) The class works together to correct spelling, punctuation, and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Proofreading

For Students 4th - 8th
In this proofreading worksheet, students label verbs and subjects and edit paragraphs. Students complete this for 3 paragraphs on this worksheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Improving Editing and Proofreading Skills

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore interactive web sites to improve their editing and proofreading skills. Using the SMART Board, students identify capitalization and punctuation errors in a given sentence. Students discuss proofreading strategies.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Monster Descriptions

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Monsters take center stage! Elementary schoolers are assigned to write a descriptive paragraph by a toy company to help in designing a new monster for their toy line. One student composes the paragraph, another uses that to create a...
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Unit 3: King Arthur and the Round Table

For Teachers 4th Standards
Over four weeks, fourth graders study King Arthur and the Round Table, retold by Alice M. Hadfield. Fifteen lessons take pupils through each chapter, complete word work, and the writing process to draft paragraphs, sentences, dialogue,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Editor Travels U.S. Fixing Errors on Signs

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
An interesting article on editors helps young writers understand the conventions of written English. They read a news article about an editor traveling America correcting spelling and punctuation errors on signs.  They discuss proper...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Improving Editing and Proofreading Skills

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore language arts by correcting grammatical errors. In this proofreading lesson, students identify the importance of editing their own writing and demonstrate their proofreading abilities by correcting several incorrect...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Worksheets Basic Grammar 3rd Edition Chapter 8: Expressing Past Times Part One

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this past tense verbs worksheet, students fill in 11 blanks by using the correct form of one of the verbs in each word pool. There are three paragraphs to complete.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rough Draft and Peer Edit of Oral Book Review

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students write a rough draft book review over a book they have finished recently. Using their peers, they revise and make suggestions to correct spelling and grammatical errors. In groups, they practice giving their book report to the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transforming Fairy Tales: Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students edit fairy tales.  In this transforming fairy tales lesson, 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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