Revising & Proofreading

Week 5September 30th, 2013

The plan….• Objectives• Review– The Writing Process

• How-To Time– Revise– Proofread

• Practice– Read the story– Find the mistakes

• Classwork & Homework– Correct the mistakes– Rewrite

Objectives• Students will practice and hone their

teamwork skills and delegation tasks

• Students will practice the five steps of the writing process with particular emphasis on revising and correcting

• Students will acquire the skills and practice needed for self-revision and -proofreading

The Writing Process• Prewriting– Exploring and choosing ideas– Gathering information and organizing de-

tails

• Drafting–Written ideas in a layout similar to the de-

sired product

• Revising– Correcting big errors– Improving form and content of the writing

The Writing Process

• Editing & Proofreading– Polishing writing and fixing spelling and

grammar mistakes

• Publishing & Presenting– Sharing your writing with everybody

How-to ReviseRevising: Correcting big errors; improving form and content of the writing• To revise correctly ask yourself the following ques-

tions:– What’s the main idea or point?– Who is reading this and why am I writing this?– Does my writing support the main idea?– Is it easy to understand? Are there any confusing sen-

tences? Did I use all of the words correctly?– How are my grammar and spelling?– What is the best part? What is the worst part? Can I make

improvements?

• Check here for more questions to ask: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/05/

How-to ProofreadProofreading: Polishing writing and fixing spelling and grammar mistakes

• To revise correctly follow these simple steps:– Take a break and clear your brain– Read EVERY word when you go through the paper– Have enough time to go through the writing more than

once– Read the paper to yourself aloud– Have another person read the paper– Remember mistakes that you have a habit of making– Constantly review and use your English language skills

• Check here for more questions to ask: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/01/

Practice• Read the story on the following slide

• Remember the questions of revision and the steps of proofreading to help find the errors

• Hint*– Check spelling, verb tense, subject-verb

agreement, punctuation, capitalization and sentence and word order

– The color is only to help you stay on the cor-rect line

I waz on my way home

from the minimart, i walk fast

as i coud cuz i was carryed big

tube off isecreem, sun wuz

shine and i didnt wont the ice-

creem to melting. i coudn,t

wate too eat!

wen i walked passed a out-

door stage isaw a group tenager

performming, that i forgetted

ice cream completely, they are

Singing and dancing, i wer sO

enggrosed on the performens,

When the showe, was over, i

suddenlee re-alize, that i will

be stand they,re fore near a

hour! the ice cream melting!

i checkked the icecream, the

tube were worm,

Answer

I was on my way home

from the minimart. I walked as

fast as I could because I was

carrying a big tub of ice cream.

The sun was shining and I did

not want the ice cream to melt.

I could not wait to eat it.

When I walked past an out-

door stage, I saw a group of

teenagers performing. They

were singing and dancing. I was

so engrossed in their perfor-

mance that I forgot about my

ice cream completely.

When the show was over, I

suddenly realized that I had

been standing there for nearly

an hour! I checked my ice

cream. The tub was warm. The

ice cream had melted!

Homework• On the Weebly– Go to the “Writing” page– Then go to the “Homework Page”– Click on the first assignment

• The 1st Assignment– Read the story– Find the mistakes – Rewrite on the lines below