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Strategy
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Deb Weissman
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To check for spelling errors:
- Read your piece of writing backwards. Start with the last word and work towards the beginning.
To check for capitals and end punctuation:
- Using a colored pencil or highlighter, go through your piece of writing and highlight the beginning and end of every sentence.
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Deb Weissman
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Homophones really mess up spelling for many.
Identify some of the more common homophones: - they're/their/there
- you're/your
- it's/its
- our/are
- Have students work with a partner or partners. Assign each group a set of homophones.
- Each person needs to create a poster which shows the correct spelling and usage of the confusing homophone. The
poster needs the word spelled correctly, a sentence using the word correctly, and an illustration.
- These posters need to be large enough to be visible from most areas of your room. They will be visual reminders all year.
Example:
The monkey swung THROUGH the jungle.
An illustration of a monkey swinging on a vine in the jungle among a lot of trees.
The monkey THREW a banana to his friend.
An illustration of a monkey throwing a banana.
Students can also include a definition if they wish.
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