Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Writing Our Sloppy Copies and Peer Editing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of students engaged in the lesson are provided, along with a...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Writing Our Sloppy Copies and Peer Editing Day 4 Honeybees

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
You mean I have to write my story again, have someone check to make sure it's right, and fix my mistakes? In this lesson plan, students will peer edit each other's writing. They will use their five-star checklists (included) to make sure...
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Editing and Proofreading Strategies for Revision

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson contains strategies for proofreading your assignments. Use the links on the left for a step-by-step method for proofreading and editing for grammar and mechanics. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.5
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Process: Proofreading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on proofreading and editing including style, word choice, grammar, typos, tips for proofreading, proofreading strategies, and editing for language and sentence construction. It offers two videos: "5 Worst Typos of...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: What Is Proofreading?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what proofreading is, how it differs from editing, and provides tips on how to proofread.
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Other

Jefferson County School District: Fifth Grade Editing I [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Printable editing worksheet designed for 5th graders. Ten questions are included.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Descriptive Writing: Similes, Metaphors, Cliches, Hyperbole

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on figurative language used in descriptive writing including similes, metaphors, cliches, hyperbole. It offers multiple links to websites pertaining to figurative language in descriptive and creative writing; an...
Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Glenco: Writer's Choice: Grade 7:grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...
Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Glenco: Writer's Choice: Grade 8: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

For Students 6th - 8th
Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Strategies for Editing: Practice 2 (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Writing Our Sloppy Copies and Peer Editing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Students will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of the instructional activity in action are provided, along with a...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Strategies for Editing: Practice 1 (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Strategies for Editing: Practice 3 (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Local Editing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on local editing; it defines the term and explains what to look for: clarity, mechanics, and grammar, word choice, sentence structure, paragraph structure, and impact on the reader. It discusses each and...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Revising and Editing the Draft

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips for revising and editing a rough draft. Links to additional information on Global Revisions, Editing Sentences, and Proofreading is provided.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: The 10 Step Guide to Proofreading Essays Quickly (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This infographic is provided to help students with proofreading essays. Students will learn common essay writing mistakes and how to fix them. Students will also find fast and easy essay writing tips. Students will learn how to quickly...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: How to Proofread

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Concise instruction on how to get the best results from your proofreading. Suggestions are divided into "Before You Proofread," "When You Proofread," and "When You Want to Learn More." The latter includes links to handouts on writing.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: 5 Basic Proofreading Habits

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of the five specific things to focus on when proofreading your writing.
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Harold D. Underdown

How to Make Self Editing Easy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides several strategies for easing the difficult process of editing your work (site pertains to writing children's literature). Includes mainly electronic methods of making self-editing easy.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: 10 Perfect Pieces of Advice on How to Edit Your Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of 10 ways to edit your writing.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Edit Drafts for Grammar, Mechanics, and Spelling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson's focus is limited to the editing process for writing conventions: subject-verb agreement, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
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Other

The Editing Process: Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What does the editing process consist of for your students? Use this informative site to learn more about editing.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Grade 7: Proofreading Practice

For Students 7th Standards
This proofreading exercise requires students to read a paragraph about the contributions of Chinese scientists, find the 5 misspelled words, and type them correctly in the boxes provided. Java is required.
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Hopelink

Hopelink: Writing Lesson Idea: Self Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This writing instructional activity teaches students how to become self-editors by learning to judge and critique their work.