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Eliminating Wordiness: Exercise 2

For Students 5th - 9th
In this writing exercise, learners are given five pairs of sentences and are asked to combine each set to make one concise sentence.
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Business Letter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a business letter using "Letter Generator".  In this letter writing lesson plan, students use a computer program to learn what the proper business letter consists of.  After the instruction, the students are self guided...
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PPT
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Longfellow's "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" are featured in this lesson. Slides provide information about the genre of poetry, sequencing, and graphic organizers. Seven words from the poem are defined and 17 guided reading questions...
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Writing about the world's fisheries (Calibrated Peer Review)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students summarize the findings of the Pew Ocean Commission report "America's Living Oceans," contrast it to an opposing viewpoint, and recommend a fisheries policy based on their understanding. It includes a scoresheet that was created...
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Actual Errors in Newspapers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this journalism editing learning exercise, students look at 26 newspaper headlines and explain what is incorrect about each one. Example: Escaped Leopard Believed Spotted.
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Verb Pattern Error Correction

For Students 5th - 6th
In this proofreading and editing worksheet, students analyze 13 sentences, some that contain errors. Students determine if there are mistakes and correct those they see.
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Write It Right

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this editing worksheet, students read 5 sentences about sports. Students fix the errors in spelling and punctuation. Note: The page does not specify how to mark the mistakes or correct them.
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Editing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a paragraph and then revise it. In this editing lesson, students use a checklist and a scoring guide to rate their writing.
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Proofreading Sentences

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this grammar editing worksheet, students edit five sentences to correct any grammatical or spelling errors. Students rewrite the sentences on the line.
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Where are the mistakes?

For Students 1st
For this proofing/editing worksheet, 1st graders read ten sentences to determine if they are correct or have mistakes in them. Students write yes if they are correct or no if they aren't at the end of each one.
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No, Not, Never Avoiding the Double Negative

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this double negative words worksheet, students correct double negatives within 4 sentences by editing and rewriting the sentences.
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Comma Exercise

For Students 5th - 9th
For this comma exercise worksheet, students must proofread and edit 10 sentences inserting commas where necessary.
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Comma Exercise

For Students 5th - 10th
In this comma exercise learning exercise, students are given 18 sentences they must proofread and edit for comma usage.
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Interactive
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Correct the Mistakes: 1

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this editing worksheet, students correct the sentences by fixing the grammar. Students correct the sentences for 10 problems total.
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Proofreading

For Students 4th - 8th
In this proofreading worksheet, students label verbs and subjects and edit paragraphs. Students complete this for 3 paragraphs on this worksheet.
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Letters Home

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read a short biography of Jacob Early, a member of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862. In this Civil War instructional activity, students rewrite a letter written by him, editing for spelling, grammar and punctuation. Students...
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Short Answer

Citing Sources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Shared Resource Use this worksheet alongside any research project where middle school students need to cite their sources. Feel free to edit and use in any way you need for your class. 
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Writing Lesson Plan: Stop and Go: Capitals and Periods

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Examine writing using a fun, interactive format. Young writers choose a piece of their own writing to proofread for initial capitals and final periods they left out. They work independently using green stickers to add capitals and red...
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"how I Edited an Agricultural Paper Once"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the point of view of the story. They describe tone of story using at least 3 examples and describe satire and provide at least 3 examples. They identify and describe at least 3 examples of irony and write and share a...
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TRUE / FALSE: BIODIVERSITY EDITION

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore issues related to biodiversity and biodiversity conservation. One person (or object) stands at one end of a trail and another at the other end, both within sight. One person/object represents "truth" the other...
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Sentence Fragment Editing

For Students 5th - 9th
In this sentence fragment instructional activity, students are presented with 16 sentences. Students must determine whether the sentence is correct or a fragment.
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Google Docs Lesson 1

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The possibilities for effective collaboration, editing, and peer review are endless with Google Docs! This organized lesson plan details how to walk class members through establishing their Google Drive accounts, creating and sharing...
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How to Create Documents in a Shared Google Drive Folder

For Students 6th - 12th
Help your class join you in Google Drive with this how-to page that focuses on creating shared folders. A combination of images and words guide learners through the various steps to take to create a document in a shared folder. More...
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Multi-screen Apps

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Scholars continue their study of event-driven programming by creating a multi-screen app in the fifth lesson of the series. They incorporate previously learned elements and events in the mini-project.

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