Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Appearance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the appearance of the paper after the writing is complete. It offers links to a pre-printing checklist and a post-printing checklist.
Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Editing Checklist

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This twelve-item checklist is linked to short explanations that include an example of the error, followed by revisions. W.9-10.5 Writing Process
Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Deadly Sins Checklist

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists five "deadly sins" to purge from your writing. If you're not sure how to correct these errors, just click on the list item to link to more information.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: 6 Trait Post It Notes for Revision and Editing [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This is a printable PDF template page for 6 Trait Post-it Notes for Revision and Editing for descriptive and narrative writing.
Activity
Other

If I Were a Carpenter: The Tools of the Writer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty tips for writers, slanted toward fiction, from the director of the National Writers' Workshop. Tips are divided into four areas: sentences and paragraphs, language, effects, and structure.
Activity
Other

Mapping the World by Heart: Never Say Neverisms

For Students 9th - 10th
You can use columnist William Safire's "neverisms" as a fun editing/proofreading checklist. Each item on the list violates the rule it states.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Editing Checklist for Self and Peer Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Use this printable template to help students self-assess their own writing as well as provide meaningful feedback for their peers.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Fourth Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Students 4th Standards
A series of three checklists for the first three nine-weeks, designed to help fourth graders focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their written work in Spanish.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: 5th Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th Standards
A series of three checklists for sets of nine weeks, designed to track fifth graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: 5th Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th Standards
A series of three checklists for sets of nine weeks, designed to track fifth graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their written work in Spanish
Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Editing Checklist

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An editing/proofreading checklist is often helpful when you read your own work, or someone else's. This site helps you edit for capitalization, sentence fragments, verb tense, and punctuation. Included is a brief video about sentence...
Activity
Other

Sweet Briar College: Common Writing Errors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This list from the Sweet Briar College of sixteen common writing errors makes an effective proofreading checklist. Examples of errors and corrections included when appropriate.