Writing
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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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Punctuation and Proper Capitalization

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Young scholars write a declarative and an interrogative sentence and capitalize the first words in the sentences, then use the correct punctuation. They write two complete sentences.
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Revising/Editing (3-5): Editing Marks. Part II and Literary Tools. Part II

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Familiarize your class with commonly used editing marks. They apply the use of editing marks to a letter and examine different types of literary tools before making a note card resource for the tools. They add their own examples for each...
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Capital Letters and Punctuation

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this capital letters and punctuation worksheet, students edit 8 sentences as they rewrite them using correct capitalization and punctuation.
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Writing Review 3

For Students 4th - 6th
After reviewing basic capitalization and punctuation rules, give your young grammarians this four-question quiz to assess their understanding of the most basic English language conventions. 
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Every Day Edit - Hiroshima Bombing

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

Every Day Edit - Voting Rights Act of 1965

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The errors range from grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
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Education World

Every Day Edit - Uganda

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

For Students 4th - 6th
In this capitalization instructional activity, students circle capitalization errors and add end marks to sentences, capitalize proper nouns, and edit sentences to correct.
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Telling Sentences - Capitalization and Punctuation

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this sentence writing worksheet, students read the rules for capitalizing the first letter of a telling sentence, and for placing a period at the end of the sentence. They read 10 telling sentences, circle the first letter and draw a...
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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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Superfudge: Novel Study

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Has everyone heard the news about the herd of antelope? Scholars explore homonyms with the novel study for Superfudge by beloved children's author Judy Blume. Additionally, they answer text questions and engage in language activities....
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Capital Letters and Full Stops

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this capitalization and punctuation worksheet, students read 4 sentences. Students rewrite each sentence and put in the missing capital letters and periods.
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Sentence Punctuation

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this sentence punctuation worksheet, students put missing capital letters and ending punctuation in sentences then do the same for very short paragraphs.
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New York English Language Arts Test: Grade 6

For Students 6th
This comprehensive end-of-year language arts test requires that sixth-graders demonstrate their listening, writing, grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills. It includes 9 essay/short answer questions; however, the story, "A Winning...
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Every Day Edit - Martha Washington

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

Every-Day Edit: Ida B. Wells

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice language convention usage with this brief proofreading exercise. Together your class can verbally correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Ida B. Wells. Then individual learners can rewrite it or mark the hard...
PPT
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Parts of a Friendly Letter

For Teachers 2nd
The art of writing a letter has not been lost to email and texting! Teach kids how to format a friendly letter with a presentation about the parts of a letter, as well as prompting them to write a letter about their favorite holiday.
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End Mark Dominoes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this punctuation worksheet, students match sentences and ending marks together to make complete sentences. There is a worksheet provided in order to play this game.
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Intermediate Sentence Correction Worksheet

For Students 5th
In this sentence correction worksheet, 5th graders proofread and edit 8 sentences. They make changes to verb tenses, capitalization, the use of their/there/they're, and end marks.
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End of Unit 2 Assessment: Final Literary Analysis

For Teachers 6th Standards
Get ready to review and revise! Scholars peer edit each other's literary analysis essay drafts. Next, using peer and teacher feedback, pupils compose their final drafts. 
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Opinion Writing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
It's no secret that children can be very opinionated, but rather than fight against this natural tendency, embrace it with this primary grade writing project. After a shared reading of a children's book about...
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More Details and Transitions

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Use details and transition words to enhance writing. Sixth graders examine their own writing and insert more details and transition words provided by their teacher. There is a list of 11 "Terrific Transitions," but brainstorm several...
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Punctuating Simple Sentences

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this capital letters and punctuation activity, learners edit 10 sentences as they add correct capitalization and punctuation to them.