Editing and Proofreading

1. Editing and Proofreading • What are they exactly? • Why do writers use them?

2. Remember C-pugs.

3. No, not those kind of pugs. C-pugs is a way to remember the top five things to do when writers are editing and proofreading.

4. When do writers use it? -Proper nouns, the first word of a sentence, the word I, and first word inside a set of dialogue. Here are some examples: 1. Harrisburg, Hammy, and the word I. 2. Keri said, “That was fun.” 3. 4. 5. C is for capitalization

5. What is punctuation? -Marks that change meaning or tell readers when to stop. -Examples of punctuation are . , ! ? ; : “ ‘ Example: Whiskers, who wants to become an acrobat, has a friend mouse. 2. Jake said, “Let’s go.” 3. 4. 5. P is for punctuation

6. Find the punctuation mistakes.

7. What is meant by usage? -It means choosing the correct word to get your meaning across. -Remember spell check on the computer doesn’t know how you intended to use a word. Here are some examples: Write down the whole sentence, then circle the correct choice. 1. They’re/Their/There going to the mall today. 2. Go get our/are papers from the printer. 3. 4. 5. U is for usage.

8. What word is used incorrectly?

9. What does it include? -Sentence/verb agreements, fragments, using the right part of speech. Here are some examples: Circle the correct choice 1. They ran quick or quickly. Change from a fragment to a sentence. 2. When the phone rang, Correct this sentence. 3.The girls got her books. Write a sentence with a pronoun problem. 4. Start a sentence with because 5. G is for grammar

10. Find the grammar mistake.

11. -When writers make spelling mistakes, they seem uneducated even if they are not. Examples Use both in one sentence. 1. steel, steal a 2. you’re, your a. 3. weather, whether a. 4. then, than a. 5. a. S is for spelling

12. Find the spelling mistake.

13. -C-pugs make it easy to remember the top five ways. -People judge how credible if you make many mistakes. Why should I do this?

14. The End