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Handout
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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Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Writer's Choice: Grade 6 Proofreading Practice

For Students 6th Standards
This site offers two proofreading exercises in which students proofread for errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and usage, and then retype passages correctly. When finished they click Answers for feedback.
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Writer's Choice: Grade 9 Proofreading Practice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides 2 exercises in which students proofread passages for errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and usage, and then retype the passage correctly. When finished they can click on Answers for feedback.
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Activity
Harold D. Underdown

Self Editing Your Middle Grade Book

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent resource for writers who have completed a young adult novel or book. Includes links to helpful websites and "tried and true self-editing secrets."
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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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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Writing Process: Proofreading / Editing

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A nineteen-part learning module with links to videos, images, and websites to use while learning about the proofreading and editing steps of the writing process.
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Unit Plan
English Club

English Club: Peer Editing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This EnglishClub learning module explains the peer editing process. Resources for peer editors and proofreaders are provided, along with an opportunity for students to engage in an editing challenge.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Conferencing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Editing is a step that can often be overlooked in Kindergarten; however, it is crucial that our students understand how and why to go back and fix their writing! In this lesson, students will take suggestions from the teacher and their...
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Interactive
Other

Hemingway Editor

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you have ever struggled to write clearly and succinctly, the Hemingway Editor may be just what you need. Paste your writing onto the website and Hemingway will highlight parts that may need some clarity and score your text on its...
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Other

Jefferson County School District: Fourth Grade Editing [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site, which is provided for by the Jefferson County School District, gives a printable editing activity designed for 4th grade.
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Activity
Other

Young Author's Workshop: Editing

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Now that you written enough drafts to be satisfied with the content and ideas of your story, you are ready to check spelling. You might also like to make sure you have any historical information correct, check other facts, or consult a...
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Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Editing Checklist

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An editing/proofreading checklist is often helpful when you read your own work, or someone else's. This site helps you edit for capitalization, sentence fragments, verb tense, and punctuation. Included is a brief video about sentence...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about grammar in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Read Aloud, Subject-Verb Agreement, More Subject-Verb Agreement, Troublesome...
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Writing: Editing and Proofreading

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This BBC Skillswise introduction to editing and proofreading shows how to check spelling and grammar at different stages of writing. Includes nine downloadable practice sheets for different stages and types of writing. [1:04]
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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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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

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

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

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

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

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

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Global Editing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the concept of global editing. Students learn to edit for big picture ideas like organization, strategy, and effectiveness. W.9-10.5 Writing Process, W.11-12.5 Writing Process
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Editing Techniques: Checking Your Spelling: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over checking a composition for spelling errors. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Editing Techniques: Checking your Spelling." W.9-10.5 Writing Process
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Activity
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Evaluating Your Work

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent tip sheet on how to evaluate and edit a completed draft of a research paper. Includes in-depth information and examples.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Edible Edits

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson students will listen to the story Max's Wacky Taxi Day by Max Grover and edit capitalization and punctuation taken from the story. The students will have the opportunity to practice their new skills by working on the...
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Activity
Other

Eei Communictions: Standard Proofreading Marks

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a table of standard proofreading marks. The table indicates whether the marks would be used in the margin or in the text, but does not give examples of the marks in use.
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Activity
Other

Pen and Page: Proofreading Exercise 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this proofreading exercise, students read a sentence and decide if it is correct. If it is correct, they leave "Correct" in the box; if not, they use the drop-down menu and select the type of error they detected. Then they click check...