HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS

Proofreading is not a happy activity. It takes attention to detail and maybe even some groaning.

After all, you feel as if your first draft is enough. You’re done. Finished.

Students tell me that writing the first draft and then proofreading it is like writing their paper twice.

The Bad News

.Here’s the bad news: The skill of proofreading your own papers is essential to the writing process. Why?

First, you learn to write more effectively.

Second, you show respect for your teachers by handing in a well-thought-out paper with few mistakes.

And third, you begin to understand that there is an audience at the other end of your essays. You aren’t writing simply to keep yourself busy; you’re writing to communicate, educate, explain, persuade, or entertain.

The Good News

Here’s the good news: You’re about to learn four sure-fire ways to catch more mistakes when you proofread..