Writing Project

Edit and Proofread

After you have revised your draft, check it for mistakes. Follow these steps.

  • 1 CHECK YOUR ADJECTIVES

    Adjectives make your poem more interesting. They give details about your topic and help the reader understand important things about it. Choose adjectives for your poem that help readers make a picture of your topic in their mind.

    EXAMPLESfieryenormous
    distantfrozen

  • 2 CHECK YOUR SPELLING

    Circle each word that may be misspelled. Look it up in the dictionary or ask for help. Fix the spelling if you need to.

    What errors did Jana correct in her poem?

  • 3 MARK YOUR CHANGES

    Now edit your poem. Use these marks to show your changes:

    illustration of caret insertion mark that looks like an upside down Villustration of proofreader's deletion mark—a line that loops once aroundillustration of replace copy mark—a line with an insert caret mark at the endillustration of check spelling proofreader's mark that is a circleillustration of proofreaders capitalization mark—three horizontal linesillustration of proofreader's lower case mark—a slash that slants upward rightillustration: two vertical lines with a C-shaped line going through the top part
    Add.Take out.Replace with this.Check spelling.Capitalize.Make lowercase.Make new paragraph.
  • illustration of proofreader's marks showing corrections
Reflect

  • • What kinds of errors did you find?

  • • What can you do to keep from making errors?