Editing/Grammar

Edit and Restore Quotes by Famous Writers! (FREE WORKSHEET)

Writing that is littered with mistakes is hard to read. It just is. No matter how great your ideas are – errors in punctuation, spelling, capitalization and grammar will detract from your message. This is why I want my students to reflexively edit their mistakes. It should be normal to read over a sentence and capitalize an I. It should be normal to scan a paragraph and capitalize a city name. It should be normal […]

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Edit and Rewrite the Quotes by People of Various Professions! (10 Worksheets)

Students need to edit and rewrite the quotes by people of various professions: Anthropologists, Artists, Athletes, Composers, Economists, Historians, Poets, Psychologists, Scientists, and Education. The goal is for students to build the habit of editing conventions (basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization). Many of my students turn in writing littered with convention mistakes. These worksheets are designed to help fix this problem. And yes – the answers are included! Get the worksheets here! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Edit-the-Quotes-by-People-of-Various-Professions-GrammarConventions-Practice-11491312 Here […]

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15 Grammar/Editing Worksheets on SOCCER PLAYERS!

I just uploaded 15 new grammar/editing worksheets on SOCCER PLAYERS! Check it out here! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grammar-Worksheets-Edit-the-Quotes-by-Soccer-Players-11426583 Here is one free worksheet: The following worksheets are designed to take something dull (capitalization, basic grammar, spelling, and punctuation), and make it engaging. When students see social media posts made by their favorite athletes–they become engaged. There is a familiarity and relevance that grabs them (the quotes are real, but the mistakes are not). The following 15 worksheets are […]

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