Proof Reading Steps           (Chart for a students wall.  By Jason Caldwell)

1. Read through what you have written and make sure it makes sense and that you have things in the correct order.

2. Remember:

A SENTENCE begins with a capital letter and usually ends with a full stop.  

A SENTENCE is a group of words about one idea and should not be longer than three lines or 20 words.
 

A PARAGRAPH is a group of sentences about the same subject or event.

-PARAGRAPHS have a line space between them.

3. Use punctuation correctly:

A COMMA , is used in a sentence as a pause. 

An APOSTROPHY ‘ is used in shortened words for example when the phrase do not is shortened to Don’t.   Or to show something belongs to someone. For example -it is John’s bike.

A QUESTION MARK ? is used at the end of a sentence that is asking a question.

Use SPEECH MARKS “hello” to show what somebody is saying. For example:

Ben said, “Hello girls.”

Also start a new line when a new person starts to speak.

4. Check any words you are not sure of in the dictionary.

5. Get a friend to read through your story with you.

6. Fix anything else, then check with the teacher.