Lesson Plan
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Letter Writing: An English Language Arts Lesson For Writing/Proofreading

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders write a letter to someone who is deserving of thanks. Peer and self-editing takes place. After the writing process is completed and a copy is made for the portfolio, envelopes are distributed, addressed, sealed, and mailed.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Annie's Gifts - Daily Proofreading

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this daily proofreading worksheet, students correct the sentences on their grammar and punctuation from the story Annie's Gifts. Students correct 5 sentences total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Second Grade Editing

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts activity, students find the capitalization, punctuation and grammar errors in 10 sentences. Students rewrite each sentence correctly.
Lesson Plan
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Language Arts: Revision and Peer Editing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to evaluate their peers' essays to determine clarity, completeness, and persuasiveness. They are able to revise their own essays for greater clarity and fluency, adding explanation where needed and cutting extraneous...
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Peer Editing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Sudents read and critique three of their fellow classmates' science fiction short stories on three consecutive days for mechanics, short story elements, style, and informational elements.
Lesson Plan
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Fix It

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

Editing and Proofreading

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This task is best utilized after a rough draft revision is completed. Writers pair-up and identify when the author uses the passive voice, clichés, and wordiness.  Basic examples for the revision points are provided for the...
Worksheet
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #6

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
Intermediate level ESL classes could benefit from this instructional activity that requires reading a passage and correcting the identified errors. The mistakes include verb tense, spelling, and syntax. This might also prove useful for...
PPT
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Improving Sentences

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help your class improve their writing with this handy presentation. Learners discuss how to use adjectives, adverbs and prepositional phrases to enhance their work. This is a terrific way to connect grammar to its everyday use.
Worksheet
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Beginning Paragraph Correction #8

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
Readers answer 8 multiple choice questions by selecting the correct revisions to the paragraph provided. The focus is on prepositions, syntax, and parts of speech. A good, quick exercise for ELL classes or review for middle schoolers.
Worksheet
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #8

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
If you are looking for a activity to challenge intermediate English learners on verb tense, syntax, and punctuation, you might want to check out this activity. Readers select the correct revisions to a passage in eight multiple choice...
Worksheet
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 2--Grade 7 (2005)

For Students 7th
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, 7th graders listen to an article and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then write an essay response and identify grammatical mistakes in...
Worksheet
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Sentence Fragment Exercises #1

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts instructional activity, students read 16 sentences and mark a C if the sentence is complete and an F is there is a sentence fragment.
Lesson Plan
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Writing a Newspaper Article

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The perfect resource for a beginning journalism teacher or someone designing a journalism unit, this activity prompts students to write a newspaper article. It covers all aspects of the writing process, such as a guided warm-up...
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Media Literacy Skills

For Teachers 3rd
You're on camera! Third graders find a news story and research it to get more information. Everyone uses their found information to write a script and create their own news broadcast!
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Show Respect Online

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Through discussion and a variety of worksheet types, pupils learn to review their e-mails for grammar, appropriateness, and respect before sending.
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.
Organizer
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Proofreading Marks

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this writer's resource worksheet, students edit and proofread their own writing and that of their peers as they 11 marks listed on this sheet. Meanings and examples accompany each mark.
Worksheet
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Third Grade Editing III

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students correct the errors in capitalization, punctuation and grammar in 10 sentences. Students rewrite each sentence correctly.
Worksheet
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Comma Exercise

For Students 5th - 9th
In this comma exercise worksheet, students must proofread and edit 10 sentences inserting commas where necessary.
Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar and usage learning exercise, middle schoolers examine 10 sentences, select the appropriate revision for each sentences, and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2, #2

For Students 6th - 8th
For this online interactive grammar and usage worksheet, middle schoolers examine 10 sentences, select the appropriate revision for each sentences, and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2, #3

For Students 5th - 7th
In this online interactive grammar and usage worksheet, students examine a paragraph that is missing words or phrase. Students select the appropriate words or phrases to complete each of the sentences and submit their answers to be scored.
Interactive
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grammar and Usage: Section 2, #4

For Students 5th - 7th
In this online interactive grammar and usage activity, students examine 10 sentences, select the appropriate revision using the rules of standard formal English for each sentences, and submit their answers to be scored.