EDITING CHECKLIST - Galloway Township Public Schools

[Pages:1]EDITING CHECKLIST

CAPITALIZATION ? beginning of sentences ? proper nouns (names, months, places...) ? important words in a title ? I

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PUNCTUATION ? end marks for every sentence ? quotation marks around dialogue ? commas in a series ? commas with quotations

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SPELLING ? circle words unsure of ? check other words using spelling personal dictionary and word wall ? check for correct there, their, they're ? check for correct to, too, two

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OTHER ? complete sentences ? fix, delete, change repetitious words ? eliminate unnecessary words ? vary sentence structure ? break up run-on sentences ? combine short sentences ? make new paragraph to begin piece, change in speaker, time, setting, topic or action

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Read softly out loud, watching for errors. Don't skim over errors.

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