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Proofreading Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
in this proofreading worksheet, students read a set of passages and rewrite, correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage.
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #9

For Students 3rd - 6th
This editing worksheet has students read a short passage with 8 errors and choose the multiple choice answer that best corrects each error in the passage. This worksheet provides students with valuable practice for standardized tests; as...
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #5

For Students 3rd - 5th
This worksheet provides intermediate ESL learners with an opportunity to correct identified errors with grammar, verb tenses and syntax in a written passage.
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #10

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students read a short passage with 8 errors and then choose the appropriate multiple choice answer that best corrects each error. This excellent instructional activity also provides effective standardized test taking practice, as there...
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Proofreading Exercise

For Students 7th - 9th
In this proofreading activity, students rewrite a paragraph to correct various errors. Students must find and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage.
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Total English Intermediate: Those Teachers...!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this proofreading and writing learning exercise, students read a passage about a teacher and underline and correct the mistakes. Students also work with a partner to write a short story describing an imaginary teacher from their past.
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Proofreading: Lesson 1

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine instructions for proofreading activities and develop strategies to use in proofreading. They find and correct errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics in different writing samples.
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Daily Language Practice Builds Skills, Test Scores

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils develop their proofreading skills. In this daily language practice lesson, students improve their writing skills as they edit passages. The editing work encompasses capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.
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Write Right!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
After watching part of a Club Write Kids video and discussing the editing process, each group of learners writes a letter to a favorite author. They ask for a copy of a page of manuscript that has gone through the editing process. Prior...
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Feature Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are taught the basics of writing a feature story. They choose a topic for research. Students use the library and internet research skills to investigate their topic. They proofread their own writing or the writing of others,...
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #7

For Students 6th - 7th
In this error correction worksheet, students read a paragraph about the Spitzer Space Telescope. Students correct 8 errors by selecting the right answers from 5 choices. There are 8 mistakes to correct.
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #5

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read a paragraph about a man giving a speech. Students correct 8 errors by choosing the proper answer from 6 choices.
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #3

For Students 5th - 7th
In this proofreading activity, students read a paragraph containing several errors. Using multiple choice options, students correct all 8 errors.
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Sorting Out Homophones in Roald Dahl's

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the concept of homophones.  In this homophone lesson, students use a selection from the book Matilda to review homophones.  Young scholars use a web to identify homophones. 
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The Important Thing About Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students assess the advantages of modern technology tools by creating a page in a class book utilizing pattern writing as well as the writing process. They organize and develop a composition on a selected topic after going through the...
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Reading Comprehension: Context Clues

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use context clues to help them understand unknown words. In this context clues lesson, 5th graders practice identifying context clues on a worksheet, then work with a peer to write their own story. Stories are peer edited...
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Writing with Style: Six Traits of Good Writers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen as the teacher reads a picture book that emphasized word choice. They discuss words and how word choice impacts a piece of writing. Students view various passages on the overhead, and highlight adjectives and verbs...
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Spelling police.com: Proofreaders' Marks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A general list of marks and symbols a proofreader may use in correcting and editing a piece of written work.