Download or read book Proofreading Revising Editing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day written by Brady Smith and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this eBook, you'll learn the principles of grammar and how to manipulate your words until they're just right. Strengthen your revising and editing skills and become a clear and consistent writer." --
Download or read book A Sentence a Day written by Samantha Prust and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Phunny Stuph written by M. S. Samston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your students will really pay attention when you use Phunny Stuph. Jokes and humorous urban legends make up all 100 proofreading exercises in this useful book. Use the exercises as a class warm-up, or photocopy them to pass out to your students. The errors include a little bit of everything—missing punctuation, spelling mistakes, errors in usage, sentence fragments, and more. Each exercise includes teaching notes and an example showing possible corrections. Most of the exercises are short—just right for quick, frequent lessons that will really help your students improve their skills. Phunny Stuph helps students sharpen their skills at recognizing and correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, and usage. Grades 7-12
Download or read book Mark My Words written by Peggy Smith and published by Editorial Experts, Incorporated (EEI Press). This book was released on 1987 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pocket Book of Proofreading written by William Critchley and published by William Robert Critchley. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide to freelance proofreading and copy-editing, with examples of proof correction marks and exercises with corrections supplied.
Download or read book Find the Errors written by Nancy Lobb and published by Walch Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter how much teachers may talk about the importance of solid writing skills, nothing beats giving students the opportunity to make their own edits. Find the Errors! is a light-hearted approach to this age-old challenge. 37 passages contain short, humorous anecdotes, letters, crossword puzzles and more. But each passage is also riddled with errors! Now it's up to your students to go into those passages and identify and annotate the mistakes. They'll work on spelling, capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and style. For middle school students, this is a very successful way to engage them, while giving them a palpable sense of accomplishment as they improve each passage. Extensive teacher support includes grammatical rules, answer keys, additional activities, and tests for easy assessment See also Find the Errors II
Download or read book The Copyeditor s Workbook written by Erika Buky and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Copyeditor’s Workbook—a companion to the indispensable Copyeditor’s Handbook, now in its fourth edition—offers comprehensive and practical training for both aspiring and experienced copyeditors. Exercises of increasing difficulty and length, covering a range of subjects, enable you to advance in skill and confidence. Detailed answer keys offer a grounding in editorial basics, appropriate usage choices for different contexts and audiences, and advice on communicating effectively with authors and clients. The exercises provide an extensive workout in the knowledge and skills required of contemporary editors. Features and benefits Workbook challenges editors to build their skills and to use new tools. Exercises vary and increase in difficulty and length, allowing users to advance along the way. Answer keys illustrate several techniques for marking copy, including marking PDFs and hand marking hard copy. Book includes access to online exercises available for download.
Download or read book Handbook for Proofreading written by Laura Killen Anderson and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1990 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proofreading all written material, from business memos to term papers to bestselling books to printed ad pieces.
Download or read book Copyediting and Proofreading For Dummies written by Suzanne Gilad and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents - find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss. Balance between style and rules Master the art of the query Use proofreader symbols Edit and proof electronic documents Build a solid freelancing career
Download or read book Find the Errors II written by Nancy Lobb and published by Walch Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains high-interest readings to capture students' interest. Targets problem areas such as verb tense shifts, pronoun/antecedent agreement, comma usage, and more. Provides pretests and posttests to assess progress. Expands learning with extension activities.
Download or read book Proofreading Practice written by Margaret Aherne and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Copyeditor s Handbook written by Amy Einsohn and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-12-07 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. Addressed to copyeditors in book publishing and corporate communications, this thoughtful handbook explains what copyeditors do, what they look for when they edit a manuscript, and how they develop the editorial judgment needed to make sound decisions. This revised edition reflects the most recent editions of The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.), the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.).
Download or read book Powerful Proofreading Skills written by Debra Smith and published by Crisp Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 1994 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever send out an embarrassing, costly, typo-filled, business letter? Now, this practical book is here to help. Each section contains exercises and activities that strengthen your proofreading skills and eliminate errors and inaccuracies from your documents.
Download or read book Proofreading Grammar Drills Workbook written by Ashan R Hampton and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put your proofreading skills to the test! If you are currently a proofreader, writer, or editor looking to exercise your eagle eyes, then the "Proofreading & Grammar Drills Workbook" is for you! In order to get the most out of this book, you need intermediate to advanced skills in writing, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Novices or people with no prior writing or editing experience might get a little frustrated working through the exercises, because no explanations for right or wrong answers are provided. This workbook only contains exercises and answers. So, be forewarned. Remember, proofreading takes a certain degree of skill and knowledge about the writing process, language usage, and standard English grammar rules to successfully find and correct errors. The "Proofreading & Grammar Drills Workbook" opens with passages of text that reflect everyday writing styles and topics before moving on to real-world business documents, such as memos, press releases, and meeting notes. The workbook concludes with three challenging grammar assessments ranging from beginner to advanced. Regardless of your experience level, these proofreading and grammar drills will challenge and improve your overall writing skills.
Download or read book Learn Better written by Ulrich Boser and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, experts have argued that learning was about memorizing information: You're supposed to study facts, dates, and details, burn them into your memory, and then apply that knowledge at opportune times. But this approach to learning isn’t nearly enough for the world that we live in today, and in Learn Better journalist and education researcher Ulrich Boser demonstrates that how we learn can matter just as much as what we learn. In this brilliantly researched book, Boser maps out the new science of learning, showing how simple techniques like comprehension check-ins and making material personally relatable can help people gain expertise in dramatically better ways. He covers six key steps to help you “learn how to learn,” all illuminated with fascinating stories like how Jackson Pollock developed his unique painting style and why an ancient Japanese counting device allows kids to do math at superhuman speeds. Boser’s witty, engaging writing makes this book feel like a guilty pleasure, not homework. Learn Better will revolutionize the way students and society alike approach learning and makes the case that being smart is not an innate ability—learning is a skill everyone can master. With Boser as your guide, you will be able to fully capitalize on your brain’s remarkable ability to gain new skills and open up a whole new world of possibilities.
Download or read book Building Proofreading Skills written by Leland Graham and published by Incentive Publications. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches students to learn and use basic proofreading techniques.
Download or read book Practical Exercises in Proofreading written by Robert M. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
