(TUI) Thematic Unit: Influences - Proofreading Workshop Lesson
Influences: Proofreading Workshop Lesson
Introduction
Many times authors have someone else critique a piece of writing in order to gain new insight. As a writer, it is easy to miss common errors. Proofreading is an important skill. It involves checking a work for mistakes in writing. In this unit, students will learn techniques for proofreading, as well as peer editing.
Many times authors have someone else critique a piece of writing in order to gain new insight. As a writer, it is easy to miss common errors. Proofreading is an important skill. It involves checking a work for mistakes in writing. In this unit, students will learn techniques for proofreading, as well as peer editing.
Essential Questions
- What is proofreading?
- What is peer editing?
- What are common mistakes in writing?
Key Terms
- Active Voice: the subject does the action designated by the verb
- Passive Voice: the person or thing that undergoes the action or has its state changed
- Proofreading: the process of catching "silly" errors (e.g., misspelled words, typos, accidental punctuation or grammatical errors)
- Editing: a more analytical process aimed at improving the style and clarity of your writing
- Fragments: A sentence fragment is a group of words that isn't a complete sentence, but is punctuated like one.
- Run-Together (Run-on) Sentences: A run , or run-together, sentence occurs when a writer joins two complete sentences without any punctuation or by using only a comma
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