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Peer Editing Worksheet
The strength of this peer editing worksheet is that it addresses all the elements that should appear in a well-written essay. In addition, editors are encouraged to avoid one-word responses and instead, to make specific suggestions for...
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Paragraph Editing: Using agreement with an essay
In this editing worksheet, students read 4 paragraphs and edit the sentences in them. Students edit 28 sentences total and can check their answers.
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #8
If you are looking for a worksheet to challenge intermediate English learners on verb tense, syntax, and punctuation, you might want to check out this worksheet. Readers select the correct revisions to a passage in eight multiple choice...
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #6
Intermediate level ESL classes could benefit from this worksheet that requires reading a passage and correcting the identified errors. The mistakes include verb tense, spelling, and syntax. This might also prove useful for middle schoolers.
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Editing
Fourth graders edit their previously written essay in this lesson plan. They discuss the importance of revision, and observe the teacher modeling proper revision techniques. They apply the techniques to their essay and then prepare...
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Essay Editing Lesson Plan
Pupils discuss reasons to edit their written work and observe how to correctly use proofreaders marks to correct a paragraph. In groups of four, students exchange previously written papers and write suggestions and comments for...
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Beginning Paragraph Correction #9
For this editing worksheet, students read a short paragraph. Students will correct 8 errors that are underlined within the passage and choose the correct format in the form of multiple choice questions for each mistake.
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #8
In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read an 8 line passage. Then students respond to 8 multiple choice questions regarding grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors within the paragraph.
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #6
In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read a 7 line passage. Then students respond to 8 multiple choice questions regarding grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.
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The Five Paragraph Essay
Students investigate the concept of writing a five paragraph essay. They go through the steps to develop an essay from prewriting to a final draft using a writing prompt of Olauda Equiano. The handout for the assignment has questions for...
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Rough Draft and Peer Edit of Oral Book Review
Students write a rough draft book review over a book they have finished recently. Using their peers, they revise and make suggestions to correct spelling and grammatical errors. In groups, they practice giving their book report to the...
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #3
In this proofreading activity, students read a paragraph containing several errors. Using multiple choice options, students correct all 8 errors.
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Peer Editing Worksheet, #2
In this peer editing worksheet, students read and review a teacher-supplied article and respond to 6 short answer questions in order to edit the article's introductory paragraph and body.
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Run On Sentences
Explore run-on sentences with your language arts class. There is a SMART Board presentation included, but even if you don't have access to this technology, there are several useful pieces here. Provide your learners with the "student...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 2--Grade 7 (2005)
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 paragraphs.
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The Wednesday Wars: Question Answer Response Strategy
Readers of The Wednesday Wars respond to model "Right There," "Think and Search," "On My Own," and "Author and You" (QAR) questions before crafting their own for class discussion.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Grammar and Usage: Section 1, Paragraph
In this online interactive grammar and usage activity, 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.
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Grammar and Usage: Section 1, Paragraph #2
In this online interactive grammar and usage activity, 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.
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #5
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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Beginning Paragraph Correction #7
In this editing worksheet, students read a short paragraph. Students will correct 8 errors that are underlined within the passage and choose the correct format in the form of multiple choice questions for each mistake.
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The Black Snowman
Sixth graders write a paper. In this writing and retelling instructional activity, 6th graders read the book The Black Snowman and answer comprehension questions. Students learn how to write good paragraphs and how to retell a story....
Purdue University
Sentence Fragments Exercise 2
In this sentence fragment exercise, learners are given paragraphs to proofread for sentence fragments. Students are given space to make revisions.
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BBC Learning English, Writing
In this proofreading worksheet, students correctly rewrite a passage that contains paragraph, spelling, and punctuation mistakes.
Turabian Teacher Collaborative
Outline Workshop: Responding to Friendly and Skeptical Questions
Answering questions is the best way to hone and revise your argument. Foster receptive writers with a workshop activity that promotes peer editing and argumentative writing skills. Given lists of both friendly and skeptical questions,...