How does proofreading differ from revising or editing a paper? A short video explains the importance of proofreading and offers a few key strategies to help writers become better proofreaders. The video contains think-alouds to help explain each strategy.

Concepts

proofreading, revising writing, editing, essay writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Pair learners and have them proofread the same paper, then compare the issues they found
• Write a sample paper that contains common errors and practice proofreading the paper as a class

Classroom Considerations

• Pause the video when large blocks of text appear on the screen to give viewers time to read

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes student models to help demonstrate the strategies in use
• Shares multiple ways to implement the process

Cons

• Text appears somewhat grainy on the screen

Common Core

W.9-10.5 W.11-12.5