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- Use a variety of activities, such as Miss Take’s Challenge, to improve
student editing skills.
- Make composition editing the student’s responsibility.
- Refrain from marking individual editing errors.
- Never make editing marks on the final composition.
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- When reading student compositions, put a number of errors on the top of
the student’s paper and ask him or a peer to correct the paper.
- Explore Grading Tips offered at the Write On website.
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- Provide students an opportunity to read final work aloud. This provides them another chance to
find errors.
- Post or compile folders with student compositions for others to view.
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- Conference with individual students focusing on problems that prevent
their essays from communicating effectively with the audience.
- Make sure others are engaged in a quiet activity.
- Provide the individual an opportunity to read aloud to the teacher
during a conference.
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- Train the other students to know that the teacher will not be disturbed
during conference times.
- Post a sign near the teacher desk, “In Conference, Do Not Disturb.”
- When students attempt to interrupt, point to the sign.
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- Signal to students that interruptions during a conference are emergency
only.
- Discuss and, if necessary, create a list of emergencies.
- Establish consequences for those who abuse the emergency only
interruption rule.
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