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Punctuation Errors in Text: ESL

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL punctuation activity, students read an article about a legal case involving student truancy. Students correct all the punctuation errors.
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Worksheet
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Proofreading

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students read 5 incomplete sentences with four choices of words or phrases. Students select the correct group of words with the proper spelling, capitalization, grammar and punctuation which will complete...
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Worksheet
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Letter from San Diego - Proofreading for Missing Commas and Capital Letters

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students read a letter that is missing commas and capital letters. They write in the missing commas, and circle all of the letters that should be capitalized. They see graphics on the page that illustrate...
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Sentence Auctions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars proofread sentence to determine which are grammatically correct and which contain errors. They bid on grammatically correct sentences and try to buy as many possible. Points are awarded for purchased sentences that contain...
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Main Idea and Supporting Details

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write topic sentences. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders construct a paragraph consisting of a topic sentence and 2-4 additional sentences. Students analyze their writing and publish a final copy.
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Proofreading Marks

For Students 5th - 6th
For this proofreading worksheet, students learn six common proofreading marks and their meanings. There is an example sentence for each mark. There are no questions for students.
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Worksheet
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Error Correction in a Letter

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL friendly letter correction worksheet, students read a letter and look for the 20 mistakes. Students correct the errors in the friendly letter.
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Lesson Plan
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Quotation Mark Exercise

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students read a review on quotation marks and punctuation. Then they read through ten sentences identifying whether the sentence has correct punctuation or not. If it does not, students fix the error(s).
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Holidays

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use a wide range of strategies to interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and construct meaning from print materials. They use appropriate reference sources with assistance for a variety of purposes and use the writing process...
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Lesson Plan
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Summarizing the American Flag

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders brainstorm and write summary of things they learned about American Flag, edit another student's summary, rewrite their own summary, and conference with teacher before writing final copy.
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Graphic
Savvas Learning

Prentice Hall: Proofreader's Marks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
One of the more complete lists of proofreader's marks. Includes meanings and examples of their use. Divides marks into seven categories: style of type, position, spacing, insertion and deletion, paragraphing, punctuation, and...
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eBook
Quia

Quia: Phonological Awareness

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This proofreading exercise asks students to read sentences and using the drop-down menu to select the correct choice for the blank. These sentences cover capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and usage.
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Activity
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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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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.