A Sentence a Day

A Sentence a Day : Short, Playful Proofreading Exercises to Help Students Avoid Tripping Up When They Write (Grades 6-9)

Many teachers have adopted the daily proofreading exercises published by large companies as a way to help students practice finding and correcting errors. Sadly, many students have fallen asleep over these same exercises.

Ordinary daily proofreading exercises try to do too much--i.e., force-feed facts and information as they also try to teach writing. A Sentence a Day takes a different approach. It focuses on short, playful, interesting sentences with a sense of humor. Students receive proofreading practice in daily doses that don't overwhelm. Each exercise should take only a few minutes of class time, allowing for frequent, consistent reinforcement and practice of serious writing skills.

Each page of the book shows an incorrect sentence, a sample correction, and notes for the teacher.

Grades 6-9

  • Format: Paperback | 216 pages
  • Dimensions: 170.18 x 189.99 x 12.95mm | 399g
  • Publication date: 01 Apr 2007
  • Publisher: Cottonwood Press Inc
  • Publication City/Country: Fort Collins, United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 1877673730
  • ISBN13: 9781877673733
  • Bestsellers rank: 313,055

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