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Grammarly

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.
Activity
Harold D. Underdown

How to Make Self Editing Easy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides several strategies for easing the difficult process of editing your work (site pertains to writing children's literature). Includes mainly electronic methods of making self-editing easy.
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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.
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."
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.
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.
Article
Poynter Institute

Poynter Institute: Ten Copy Editor Traits That Guarantee Your Success

For Students 9th - 10th
Sooner or later you may function as a copy editor for yourself or for another. Follow these tips to enrich your writing.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: 15 Shocking Student Writing Fails (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th
This infographic is provided to help alert students about common writing mistakes. The following types of errors are discussed: commas, verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, apostrophes, pronouns, and prepositions.
Article
Caro Clarke

Explaining Too Much: Why More Is Less

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the eleventh article in a series that is designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how to eliminate needless information in your novel. The key is to not explain too much about the action.

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