Posted by qpen on February 1, 2010
Strengthen your students’ writing as they build their grammar and usage skills! Find the Errors II gives high school students plenty of opportunities to hone their writing and proofreading skills. 35 humorous anecdotes are filled with misplaced commas, verb-tense shifts, pronoun/antecedent agreement images, and other grammar glitches A follow-up to the popular Find the Errors (written for middle school students), Find the Errors II similarly includes grammatical rules, answer keys, (more…)
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Posted by qpen on January 23, 2010
Part of Mark Twain’s Reference Series (CGD-1381, CGD-1384 & CGD-1393), this book teaches specific skills in proofreading, including punctuation, capitalization, pronouns, verbs, colloquialisms, and more! Includes more than 40 exercises for students to master.
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Posted by qpen on January 14, 2010
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Posted by qpen on January 5, 2010
CHART PROOFREADING MARKS GR 3-6 17 X 22
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Posted by qpen on December 27, 2009
Presents text and proofreading exercises, as well as step-by-step instructions for proofreading thoroughly, accurately, and efficiently.
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Posted by qpen on December 9, 2009
Developing Proofreading and Editing Skills, 5/e by Camp provides instruction and applications designed to sharpen skills in detecting and correcting errors in written communications including memos, letters, reports, email messages, databases, presentation slides, advertisements, and spreadsheets. The material progresses from easy-to-recognize errors to those more difficult to spot, allowing students to build confidence and skill. Highlights of the 5th edition include a discussio (more…)
Posted by qpen on November 30, 2009
As all good writers know, a first draft needs to be cleaned up, trimmed down, and organized. Proofreading, Revising, and Editing Skills Success is designed to help you do just that?in twenty short lessons of 20 minutes a day. Lessons in this book begin with the most common writing problems, address the mechanics that make up a well-written work, and end by evaluating the paper’s effectiveness and purpose. Practice with proofreading, revising, and editing skills helps improve writt (more…)
Posted by qpen on November 21, 2009
These super-engaging reproducible pages give kids proofreading practice in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Each activity offers a humorous twist on a folk or fairy tale to boost students’ interest. Plus, they’ll enjoy a variety of formats such as fractured tales, diary entries, poems, letters, and much more. Includes an answer key. For use with Grades 3–4.
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Posted by qpen on November 12, 2009
Your students will really pay attention when you use Phunny Stuph. Jokes and humorous urban legends make up all 100 proofreading exercises in this useful book. Use the exercises as transparencies to start class, or photocopy them to pass out to your students. The errors include a little bit of everything-missing punctuation, spelling mistakes, errors in usage, sentence fragments, and more. Each exercise includes teaching notes and an example of a possible correction. Most exerci (more…)
Posted by qpen on November 3, 2009
The fun way to improve writing skills!Middle school students will enjoy this engaging introduction to proofreading. Each lesson is a short, humorous anecdote or letter, or crossword puzzle riddled with errors. It s up to your students to identify and notate the mistakes. Focuses on spelling, capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and style. 37 fun-filled lessons Extensive teacher support includes grammatical rules, answer keys, additional activities, and tests for easy as (more…)
Posted by qpen on October 7, 2009
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Posted by qpen on September 28, 2009
Expert advice to perfect your proofreading skills McGraw-Hill’s Proofreading Handbook helps ensure that your documents are letter-perfect, every time. Veteran editor and proofreader Laura Anderson arms you with all the tools of the proofreader’s trade and walks you step-by-step through the entire proofreading process.
From the Back CoverThe ideal desk companion for everyday writers, aspiring copyeditors, professional proofreaders, and veteran perfectioni (more…)
Posted by qpen on September 19, 2009
Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé and land the job you’ve always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents – find out how to improve any type of publication and m (more…)
