20853_Editing_expositions_Years_2_and_3

Foreword
Editing skills consists of a selection of texts written in specific formats to provide punctuation,
spelling and grammatical practice. Detailed descriptions of concepts, such as specific
parts of speech and punctuation, are also included, as well as vocabulary enrichment and
aspects of writing.
The aim is to provide students with varied, structured experiences in proofreading and
editing written texts. A high level of proficiency in these skills is vital for accurate selfmonitoring
of written work.
Other titles in this series are:
• Editing skills 6–7
• Editing skills 10–11
• Editing skills 11+
Contents
Teachers information
Teacher information................................................................................................................... iv – v
Curriculum links................................................................................................................................ v
Overview of activity content.......................................................................................................vi–vii
Punctuation, spelling and grammar information......................................................................viii–ix
Writing format information......................................................................................................... x– xi
Writing format checklists .................................................................................................... xii – xviii
Student proofreading and editing checklist.................................................................................. xix
Worksheets
The blue whale.......................................... 2–3 The Trojan horse.................................. 44–45
Peep loses sheep...................................... 4–5 Pottery places........................................ 46–47
Snake bites................................................ 6–7 Monkeynaut............................................ 48–49
Chocolate.................................................. 8–9 The bear and the tourists..................... 50–51
The wind and the sun............................10–11 How plants drink.................................. 52–53
Anzac biscuits........................................12–13 My pop.................................................. 54–55
Alaskan holiday......................................14–15 Biography of Sir Edmund Hillary......... 56–57
Pet parade...............................................16–17 Kakadu National Park........................... 58–59
The gecko.............................................. 18–19 Water and the body.............................. 60–61
Fish for classroom pets......................... 20–21 My dance trophy.................................. 62–63
The egg and bottle experiment............ 22–23 Make-a-face flick book......................... 64–65
Explorer’s diary..................................... 24–25 Too many dogs..................................... 66–67
The beach.............................................. 26–27 Sabre-toothed cat................................ 68–69
Elephants can fly!.................................. 28–29 Life cycle of a butterfly......................... 70–71
How a thermometer works................... 30–31 Save our water..................................... 72–73
Using a washing machine..................... 32–33 Black mamba........................................ 74–75
My Siamese cat..................................... 34–35 A warrior queen’s dilemma.................. 76–77
Wonderwings........................................ 36–37 Pennies and pencils............................... 78–79
Swimming gold!................................... 38–39 The curse of the mummy..................... 80–81
Dinosaur feast....................................... 40–41 The storm.............................................. 82–83
Volcanoes.............................................. 42–43 Drink water!........................................... 84–85
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