Proofreading

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...

Do your second graders like riddles? Give them a giggle and a lesson about proofreading at the same time. After reading two riddles, young writers fix punctuation and capitalization errors. They write the answer to each riddle at the...

Some self-paced writing resources are just better than others. This one is great. The 205-page packet includes exercises on every aspect of the writing process, from crafting sentences and paragraphs, to proofreading, revising, and...

Proofreading is an important part of the writing process. Why? Each time we read or reread our written work, we can think of ways to improve it. FIrst, learners take paragraphs they wrote about themselves in a past lesson. They reread...

Encourage your fourth graders to edit their written work before composing a final draft. With this lesson, learners have previously answered a writing prompt about winning a million dollars. Using their first draft and the proofreading...

Third graders are invited to hone their proofreading skills in this interactive presentation. They focus on the four most common mistakes: punctuation, capitalization, word usage, and run-on sentences. Two nicely-written worksheets are...

All writers need to be reminded to check for style and grammar errors that can make their work difficult to read. This simple review of proofreading tips, which includes a discussion of punctuation and capitalization rules, and has a...

Utilize reading passages from the stories, Letter to Jessie, The Great Gully Mutt, and My Best Birthday in order to gain practice in proofreading. The passages are not included in the PowerPoint, so this presentation is meant to be used...

Punctuation, contractions, and dialogue are covered in this editing activity. Learners work through a series of six attached worksheets to recognize proofreading marks and edit writing. They identify errors and correct several documents...

Develop proofreading skills in writing with spelling. Elementary and middle schoolers begin to make their own corrections in writing. They then complete a worksheet example of proofreading. Afterwards, they share techniques for proper...