#3419 Interactive Learning: Paragraph Editing 2 ©Teacher Created Resources

Table of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Common Core State Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

About the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

About the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Grammar Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Unit Paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Editing Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

IntroductionImagine a classroom tool that could make grammar and spelling exciting and engaging for your students . Paragraph Editing is a program that has been designed to do all of this and more . Compatible with all interactive whiteboards, Paragraph Editing offers the many advantages of touchscreen technology and allows your students to participate in learning like never before .

Each Paragraph Editing CD comes loaded with the paragraphs from this book . The paragraphs are divided into 25 units, with new grammar rules incorporated into each of the first 15 units . In this way, grammar, punctuation, and spelling concepts are introduced and then reinforced in a systematic manner, allowing students to practice each concept before learning new ones . The final 10 units of each book and CD offer a cumulative reinforcement of all of the rules and concepts previously learned .

These paragraphs can be accessed and printed from the CD or copied from the book . They can be done as in-class work or assigned as homework . Corrections to these paragraphs can then be made on individual computers or on an interactive whiteboard in front of the class . All it takes is a finger or a special pen, depending on the interactive board you use . You and your students can correct the sentences in these ways:

+ by writing and drawing directly onto the interactive whiteboard

+ by grabbing punctuation stamps built into the program and dragging them over the corresponding errors

An array of buttons and menus allows you to do (and undo) every correction quickly and easily and in six custom colors . Best of all, it takes just one quick click of a button for teachers and students to see the correct answers . And, as an added teaching tool, another touch of a button will show students the locations of the paragraph’s errors without revealing the actual answers .

In addition to the paragraphs included on the CD, the Paragraph Editing program allows you to create and save thousands of custom paragraphs . The program can even make incorrect versions of your custom creations by adding errors for you . Teachers can use this tool to tap into their class’s creativity with student-generated paragraphs and peer-editing exercises .

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Common Core State StandardsThe activities in this book meet one or more of the following Common Core State Standards . © Copyright 2010 . National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers . All rights reserved . For more information about the Common Core State Standards, go to http://www.corestandards.org/.

Reading Standards: Foundational SkillsFluency

Standard 1: RF .5 .4 . Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print .

• RF.5.4a:Readgrade-leveltextwithpurposeandunderstanding.

• RF.5.4c:Usecontexttoconfirmorself-correctwordrecognitionandunderstanding,rereading as necessary .

Language StandardsConventions of Standard English

Standard 1: L .5 .1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking .

• L.5.1b:Formandusetheperfect(e.g.,I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses .

• L.5.1d:Recognizeandcorrectinappropriateshiftsinverbtense.

Standard 2: L .5 .2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing .

• L.5.2a:Usepunctuationtoseparateitemsinaseries.

• L.5.2b:Useacommatoseparateanintroductoryelementfromtherestofthesentence.

• L.5.3c:Useacommatosetoffthewordsyes and no (e .g ., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e .g ., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e .g ., Is that you, Steve?) .

• L.5.2d:Useunderlining,quotationmarks,oritalicstoindicatetitlesofworks.

• L.5.2e:Spellgrade-appropriatewordscorrectly,consultingreferencesasneeded.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Standard 4: L .5 .4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies .

• L.5.4a:Usecontext(e.g.,cause/effectrelationshipsandcomparisonsintext)asaclueto the meaning of a word or phrase .

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Unit 5

Paragraph

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Unit 5

Paragraph

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Name: _____________________________________ Date: ________________________

Tims mom took us to the Ocean valley

Aquarium on thursday. I have never seen so many

fishes before in my Life? I had nevver been to a

aquarium beforr. I saw many seals walrus, and

otters I even got a good look at a sharks sharp

tooths!

ostriches are unusual birds. They cannot fly,

but they can run verry fast. Would you have

guessed that ostrichs are the worlds fastest

two-legged animals That is surpprising for such

a large Bird. A ostriches weight can reech over

300 pound.

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Answer Key — Unit 5 • Paragraphs 19–20

Tims mom took us to the Ocean valley

Aquarium on thursday. I have never seen so many

fishes before in my Life? I had nevver been to a

aquarium beforr. I saw many seals walrus, and

otters I even got a good look at a sharks sharp

tooths!

Unit 5 • Paragraph 19Errors

Apostrophes . . . . 2Capitalization . . . . 3Commas . . . . . . . . 1Exclamation

Points . . . . . . . . . 1Periods . . . . . . . . . 1Plurals . . . . . . . . . 3Spelling . . . . . . . . 2Usage . . . . . . . . 1 Total Errors: 14

ostriches are unusual birds. They cannot fly,

but they can run verry fast. Would you have

guessed that ostrichs are the worlds fastest

two-legged animals That is surpprising for such

a large Bird. A ostriches weight can reech over

300 pound.

Unit 5 • Paragraph 20Errors

Apostrophes . . . . 2Capitalization . . . . 2Plurals . . . . . . . . . 2Question

Marks . . . . . . . . . 1Spelling . . . . . . . . 3Usage . . . . . . . . 1 Total Errors: 11

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Unit 9

Paragraph

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Unit 9

Paragraph

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Name: _____________________________________ Date: ________________________

Did u know that giraffes has the higher blood

pressure of any animal. Its because them have the

longliest necks. A giraffes heart have to work

hardest than other animals hearts to pump bludd.

Can you name any other unyoosual facts about

giraffe.

My buddys and me each buyed tennis racquet

yesterday. Steven’s racquet was the heavyest Kens

racquet was the priciest and mine was the easier

to swing. Mine racquet was pricyer than Stevens

but much cheapper than ken’s. Im sure that I

maked the bestest purchase

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Answer Key — Unit 9 • Paragraphs 35–36

Did u know that giraffes has the higher blood

pressure of any animal. Its because them have the

longliest necks. A giraffes heart have to work

hardest than other animals hearts to pump bludd.

Can you name any other unyoosual facts about

giraffe.

Unit 9 • Paragraph 35Errors

Adjectives . . . . . . 3Apostrophes . . . . 3Plurals . . . . . . . . . 1Pronouns . . . . . . . 1Question

Marks . . . . . . . . . 2Spelling . . . . . . . . 3Verbs . . . . . . . . . . 2 Total Errors: 15

My buddys and me each buyed tennis racquet

yesterday. Steven’s racquet was the heavyest Kens

racquet was the priciest and mine was the easier

to swing. Mine racquet was pricyer than Stevens

but much cheapper than ken’s. Im sure that I

maked the bestest purchase

Unit 9 • Paragraph 36Errors

Adjectives . . . . . . 5Apostrophes . . . . 3Capitalization . . . . 1Commas . . . . . . . . 2Periods . . . . . . . . . 1Plurals . . . . . . . . . 2Pronouns . . . . . . . 2Verbs . . . . . . . . . . 2 Total Errors: 18

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