Check Your Work

Read more of Rosa’s memory story. She needs to make some changes.

  • • She needs to capitalize names of people. She put three lines under the letter: Illustration of proofreaders capitalization mark—three horizontal lines.

  • • She needs to capitalize the word I. She put three lines under that letter, too: Illustration of proofreaders capitalization mark—three horizontal lines.

  • • She needs to take out a detail that doesn’t go with the topic. To take out this text, she used this mark: illustration of proofreader's deletion mark—a line that loops once around.

What other errors does she need to fix?

Look back at your memory story. Read it aloud. Then ask yourself the questions in the checklist. Mark your changes.

Finish and Share

Use these steps to finish your memory story.

  • 1. Write the memory story neatly and correctly.

  • 2. Be sure you have a title.

  • 3. Add drawings or pictures.

  • 4. Add your memory story to a class friendship book.

Act It Out

Share your writing with friends. Use these tips.