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Education World

Every-day Edit: Rubber Duck Voyagers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learners correct errors in spelling and usage in a quick, six-line proofreading exercise. Makes a nice warm-up and reinforces editing skills. I've seen work like this called Daily Oral Language (D.O.L) practice; the class reviews the...
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Education World

Every-Day Edit: Ida B. Wells

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice language convention usage with this brief proofreading exercise. Together your class can verbally correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Ida B. Wells. Then individual learners can rewrite it or mark the hard...
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Education World

Every-Day Edit: Hot Dogs!

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this editing learning exercise, students read a short paragraph on "Hot Dogs!" and find the 10 errors in the paragraph dealing with capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Education World

Every Day Edit - The First Mail-Order Catalog

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this editing learning exercise, learners read and edit a short paragraph on "The First Mail-Order Catalog" to find the ten errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Curated OER

Elementary Keyboarding Activities

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Listen to the sound of children's fingers flying across their keyboards as they perform these fun typing lessons. From creating alphabet books and multimedia presentations to researching presidents and writing class...
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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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Other

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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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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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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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Proofreading Practice

For Students 7th Standards
In this exercise, students read a paragraph about the ancient city of Petra, find 5 misspelled words, and type them correctly in the boxes provided. Java is required.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Grade 7: Proofreading Practice

For Students 7th Standards
This exercise has students read a paragraph about Horace Pippin's art, find the 5 misspelled words, and type them in the boxes provided. Java is required.
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McGraw Hill

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: Practice Proofreading

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students are to read a paragraph about Emily Dickinson, find the 5 misspelled words, and type them correctly in the boxes provided. Java is required.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Glenco: Writer's Choice: Grade 7:grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Glenco: Writer's Choice: Grade 8: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

For Students 6th - 8th
Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...