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Proofreading: Lesson 2

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Identify and develop strategies for proofreading with your class. They read and identify the grammar rules for capitalization, end punctuation, and commas, correct errors as a class, and complete three worksheets. This resource includes...
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Every Day Edit - Eloise

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization. The errors occur in a paragraph about the children's book Eloise.
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Every Day Edit - Marie Curie

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Marie Curie. The errors range from punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
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Editor Travels U.S. Fixing Errors on Signs

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
An interesting article on editors helps young writers understand the conventions of written English. They read a news article about an editor traveling America correcting spelling and punctuation errors on signs.  They discuss proper...
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Every-day Edit: Hobo Turned Poet

For Students 3rd - 8th
Pupils proofread a short paragraph about Carl Sandburg. The errors span capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Useful as a warm-up and language conventions review. Go over it together as a class verbally and have individual...
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Every Day Edit - Hot Diggity Dog

For Students 3rd - 8th
Looking for a bell-ringer activity to get your grammar class started? Pass out this half-sheet on National Hot Dog Month! Budding grammarians will search for the capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors included. 
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Every Day Edit - Sir Isaac Newton

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice everyday! Have learners correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about Sir Isaac Newton. The errors are in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Pablo Picasso

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about Pablo Picasso's interesting life in this short editing activity. Use the half-sheet to assess learners on their ability to track down errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. 
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Every Day Edit - Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 3rd - 8th
Develop editing skills every day with these Every-Day Edits! This bell-ringer focuses on Rosa Parks and the infamous Montgomery Bus Boycott. As they read, learners search for errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization. 
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Every-Day Edit: Author Jan Brett

For Students 3rd - 8th
Who was Jan Brett? As learners read this short passage to find out, they search for any errors in punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and grammar. The document contains two copies of the half-sheet edit, so half the printing is required!
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Every Day Edit - Sputnik Launched

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the launch of Sputnik. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Dolley Madison

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing activity, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Dolley Madison. The errors range punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - A Dino Named "Sue"

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - Nevada, the 36th State

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Nevada. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - The White House

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the White House. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Friday the Thirteenth

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Friday the Thirteenth. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling to grammar.
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Every Day Edit - Frozen Foods

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this editing instructional activity, students read and edit a short paragraph about frozen foods inventor, Clarence Birdseye, who also founded General Seafood Corporation. Pupils find and correct the ten errors involving...
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Every Day Edit - Illinois Statehood

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this editing learning exercise, pupils correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Illinois Statehood. The errors range from punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
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Every Day Edit - Montana Statehood

For Students 3rd - 8th
Given a short paragraph about the statehood of Montana, pupils find and then correct ten grammatical mistakes — including punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
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Every Day Edit: Dr. Ballard and the Titanic

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph Dr. Robert Ballard and his discovery of the Titanic. The errors range from capitalization, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
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Every-Day Edit: Macy's Parade

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Macy's Day Parade. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar.
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Punctuation Marks 1- Test Your Spelling Skills

For Students 4th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students write the name of 10 punctuation marks that are shown at the top of the page. They fill in the blanks at the lower half of the page with the names of marks such as the exclamation mark, question mark,...
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Punctuation Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Punctuation Day learning exercise, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking...
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Every Day Edit - Benedict Arnold

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Benedict Arnold. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.