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This document provides a checklist for proofreading written work, with items to check such as correct spelling of titles, legible text, complete sentences, spelling errors, punctuation including commas, periods, quotation marks and apostrophes, capitalization of names, places, months, and first letters of sentences, clarity of ideas, and use of paragraphs. Students should use the checklist to proofread their own writing and have a classmate, parent, or teacher proofread it as well.

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Profread Word Version

This document provides a checklist for proofreading written work, with items to check such as correct spelling of titles, legible text, complete sentences, spelling errors, punctuation including commas, periods, quotation marks and apostrophes, capitalization of names, places, months, and first letters of sentences, clarity of ideas, and use of paragraphs. Students should use the checklist to proofread their own writing and have a classmate, parent, or teacher proofread it as well.

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Alvarado L Ma
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The following checklist will help you proofread your written work.

When done, ask a classmate, parent, or a teacher to


proofread it again.

Author: ____________________________________ Work Title: ___________________________________

Proof-reader
Things to check for: ( Use √ , or ? ) #1 #2

1. The title is correctly spelled and underlined.


2. Written work is legible and well spaced.
3. Each sentence is a complete thought.
4. Spelling errors are underlined (circled) and corrected.

 commas

5. The following were used correctly:  periods

 quotation marks

 apostrophes

6. Capitalized names of: places and people

first letter in a sentence


months, days, and
holidays

important “title” words

7. Written ideas are easy to understand.

8. Text was written using paragraphs.

Proof-reader #1 ________________________ Proof-reader #2 _______________________

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