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Why proofread
- 1. Why proofread? How to write so other people understand
- 2. Let’s read this together! i lave to go to the beech Every Year my femily takes a trip to turtle Island? While we Are at the buch we like ta play in The sand and go swimming we like to get ice cream at the ice crem shep. I think That the family beach Trip is the best of the year even like going to the beach better than Christmas?
- 3. Now try it again! I love to go to the beach. Every year my family takes a trip to Turtle Island. While we are at the beach we like to play in the sand and go swimming. We like to get ice cream at the ice cream shop. I think that the family beach trip is the best part of the year. I even like going to the beach better than Christmas!
- 4. How do I fix my mistakes? Finger touch and whisper read
- 5. Look for capital letters At the beginning of sentences Names of particular people and places Whenever you use I
- 6. Look for punctuation Every sentence needs an end mark Periods Question Marks Exclamation Marks
- 7. Words that are not spelled correctly Look for the word in a book Look for the word in a dictionary Look for the word on the word wall or on the board
- 8. When you proofread you will have Writing Victory!!!