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Curated OER

Prepositions Practice

For Students 3rd - 4th

In this preposition instructional activity, students match prepositional phrases with sentence endings, then write them together to form complete sentences.

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Here's an Instant Activity for February 18, 2008

For Teachers 5th

Fifth graders complete a spelling activity to practice spelling with suffixes. In this suffixes lesson, 5th graders complete an instant spelling activity as well as a worksheet to help them add suffixes to words.

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Pond Animals During The Seasons

For Teachers K

Pupils interact with a CD Rom to examine pond life. In this pond life lesson, students access a CD Rom entitled "Sammy's Science House CD Rom" in order to see pond life during the different season of the year. They study the associated...

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Dear Darla

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed

Students write a letter. In this language arts lesson, students play the role of an advice column journalist. Students respond to a letter asking for advice.

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The Polar Express Writing Report

For Students 2nd - 3rd

In this grade 2 writing prompt worksheet, students are give a writing prompt from the book The Polar Express about using their senses to write about going on a trip around the world with Santa Claus. Pages include a rubric and teacher...

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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The Writing Center: Editing and Proofreading [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This is a five-page PDF about editing and proofreading from The Writing Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It provides tips and strategies for editing and proofreading and links to extra resources on the subject.

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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Process: Proofreading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This lesson plan focuses on proofreading and editing including style, word choice, grammar, typos, tips for proofreading, proofreading strategies, and editing for language and sentence construction. It offers two videos: "5 Worst Typos...

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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: How to Proofread

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Concise instruction on how to get the best results from your proofreading. Suggestions are divided into "Before You Proofread," "When You Proofread," and "When You Want to Learn More." The latter includes links to handouts on writing.

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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: The 10 Step Guide to Proofreading Essays Quickly (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This infographic is provided to help students with proofreading essays. Students will learn common essay writing mistakes and how to fix them. Students will also find fast and easy essay writing tips. Students will learn how to quickly...

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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: What Is Proofreading?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Explains what proofreading is, how it differs from editing, and provides tips on how to proofread.

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Grammarly Blog: 5 Basic Proofreading Habits

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

A list of the five specific things to focus on when proofreading your writing.

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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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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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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Grade 7: Proofreading Practice

For Students 7th Standards

This proofreading exercise requires students to read a paragraph about the contributions of Chinese scientists, find the 5 misspelled words, and type them correctly in the boxes provided. Java is required.

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Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Editing and Proofreading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

A detailed source for professional editing and proofreading strategies. Links on the right offer several pages of text for both editing and proofreading, including guidelines and samples for each.

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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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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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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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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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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...

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Pen and Page: Proofreading Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th

In this proofreading exercise, students read a sentence and determine if there are errors in it. If no errors are detected, they leave Correct in the box; if they find an error, they select the type of error found using the drop-down...

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