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Quotation Quiz
In this quotation marks worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they choose which sentences are written correctly. Students complete 5 problems.
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Advanced Sentence Completion: 15
In this sentence completion worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they fill in the blanks to sentences with one word. Students complete 10 sentences.
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To Walt Whitman
Pupils examine the poem To Walt Whitman by Angela de Hoyos. They divide into groups. Each group creates a poem written from one of two perspectives: to Walt Whitman or to de Hoyos from Whitman.
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You Flattened Me
Students listen to a read aloud of Flat Stanley. They draw flat self-portraits, e-mail themselves, along with a letter to a buddy.
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Learning about Animals
Students chose one animal to research. They research the animal using the internet using the sites provided. They also research using books from the library. They conclude the lesson by writing a one page story about their animal...
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If Hornets Could Talk
Fifth graders create a school newspaper. In this journalism lesson students write articles for a school newspaper. They also create an informational website. the projects are both on-going.
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Your Name in an Acrostic Poem
Second graders use a word processing program (Word, Claris Works...) to create an acrostic poem.
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Here's an Instant Activity for February 18, 2008
Fifth graders complete a spelling activity to practice spelling with suffixes. In this suffixes lesson, 5th graders complete an instant spelling activity as well as a worksheet to help them add suffixes to words.
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Pond Animals During The Seasons
Pupils interact with a CD Rom to examine pond life. In this pond life lesson, students access a CD Rom entitled "Sammy's Science House CD Rom" in order to see pond life during the different season of the year. They study the associated...
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Flat Stanley Letter
Fourth graders write a letter requesting that the recipient assist the student in his/her Flat Stanley project.
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Creating a Children's Book
Students create a studenT book following an introduction to the publication process. Through exposure to several sources, students learn the steps involved in publishing a book.
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Editing and Proofreading Strategies
A detailed source for professional editing and proofreading strategies. Links on the right offer several pages of text for both editing and proofreading, including guidelines and samples for each.
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: The Writing Center: Editing and Proofreading [Pdf]
This is a five-page PDF about editing and proofreading from The Writing Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It provides tips and strategies for editing and proofreading and links to extra resources on the subject.
BBC
Bbc Skillswise: Writing: Editing and Proofreading
This BBC Skillswise introduction to editing and proofreading shows how to check spelling and grammar at different stages of writing. Includes nine downloadable practice sheets for different stages and types of writing. [1:04]
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Editing and Rewriting Process
This site examines all aspects of the rewriting process. Includes advice on how to use computers during the process, comments on peer editing, links to related topics, and an editing checklist.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Editing: Making Good Better and Better Great
This PDF lesson plan provides students with an understanding of the importance of editing and proofreading at the AP level. The teacher distributes various examples of student work and asks the students to read and comment on the writing...
Other
Encouraging Students to Edit and Proofread Their Work [Pdf]
PDF page from the New South Wales, Australia, Department of Education and Training that contains suggestions for helping young students edit and proofread their work. It includes a six step process and a student work sample.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Strategies for Editing: Practice Lesson 1
You will proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Strategies for Editing: Practice 2
A learning module that teaches students about editing their writing in four mini-lessons: Introduction, To Be or Not to Be in Capitals. That Is the Question, How Do You Spell It: Shakesspere, Shakysper, Shaxpeer, or Shakespeare?, and...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Strategies for Editing: Practice 1
A learning module that teaches students about editing strategies in five mini-lessons: Introduction, Spelling Spectacularly, Capitalizing Confidently, Punctuating Perfectly, and Putting It All Together.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Strategies for Editing: Practice 3
A learning module that teaches students about editing their writing in four mini-lessons: Introduction, Avoiding Coma Catastrophes, Placing Quotation Marks, Apostrophes, Em Dashes Like a Pro, and and Putting It All Together.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Teaching Revising & Editing: Making Revising & Editing a Priority
This resource explores strategies for teaching students how to revise and edit content area writing. It contains original content from the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies: Focus on Writing professional development. Download and print...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Edit Drafts for Grammar, Mechanics, and Spelling
In this lesson, you will learn to edit your final draft using a step by step approach to complete the final stage of writing called editing.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Editing Techniques: Checking Your Grammar
This slideshow tutorial focuses on editing techniques for grammar and mechanical errors; it states three ways that grammar should be reviewed in papers: Microsoft Word's grammar check, review each sentence backwards, and have peer or...