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Lesson 5

Objectives:

SWBAT r ecognize p roofreading m arks a nd n ame t heir m eaning

SWBAT c orrect t heir o wn w riting f or s pelling e rrors

Materials:

Letter d rafts

Writing L etters C hecklist

Proofreading p ractice w orksheet

Activities: ( 50 m inutes t otal)

Display a l etter ( from o ne f airy t ale c haracter t o a nother) w ith m any s pelling a nd

grammatical e rrors a nd t wo m issing p arts ( date a nd c losing). A nnounce t hat w e a re

moving i nto t he p roofreading s tage o f o ur w riting, s o w e’re g oing t o w ant t o b e e ffective

editors. ( 1 m in)

Pass o ut t he P roofreading P ractice W orksheet. I ntroduce p roofreading m arks a s a

tool f or g iving f eedback o n t he n itty g ritty b its o f w riting q uickly a nd c learly. G o o ver t he

marks f or c apitalization, d eletions, i nsertions, n ew p aragraphs, m aking s omething l ower

case, s pelling e rrors, a nd s witching t hings a round. A sk f or q uestions o r r equests f or

clarification. R eview a s n ecessary. ( 7 m in)

Display t he e rror-‐ridden l etter a gain. A sk s tudents t o p oint o ut e rrors a nd

corrections f or t he d isplayed l etter o ne b y o ne. R eview s ymbols a s t hey a pply t o s tudent

generated e dits. A llow s tudents t o m ake t he p roofreading m arks o n t he s martboard. D on’t

let s tudents f orget t o a dd t he m issing p arts o f t he l etter w ith p roper f ormatting. ( 7 m in)

Have s tudents c omplete t he p roofreading p ractice w orksheet. E xplain t hat s tudents

must h ave t he t eacher c heck i t f or u nderstanding b efore t hey c an b egin p roofreading t heir

own l etter d rafts. ( 5 m in)

Have s tudents w ork i ndependently t o p roofread t heir o wn l etter d rafts, t hen p air u p

students a s t hey f inish. M ake s ure t hat p artners a re d ifferent t han t he p airings f rom t he

conferencing e xercise. H ave p artners s wap d rafts a nd a dd a ny c orrections n ecessary t o

their p artner’s d raft. ( 15 m in)

Have s tudents w rite p olished f inal d rafts a nd t urn t hem i n. R emind s tudents t o u se

their W riting L etters C hecklist t o c heck t heir w ork b efore t urning i n t heir f inal d rafts. ( 15

min)

Homework: F inish f inal d rafts i f n ecessary

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