1. Strategies for Writers Grade 3 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Proofreading Marks Good writers check their drafts for mistakes with grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Writers use proofreading marks to mark errors when editing. Proofreading Marks

2. Strategies for Writers Grade 3 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Proofreading Marks Make a capital Indent Make a small letter Add something Take out something Add a period New paragraph Spelling error Let’s look at how we can use proofreading marks to fix errors in a piece of writing.

3. Strategies for Writers Grade 3 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Proofreading Marks Use to indent a paragraph. Use to make a capital, or uppercase, letter. The farmer went into the barn. he fed the pigs.

4. Strategies for Writers Grade 3 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Proofreading Marks Use to make a small, or lowercase, letter. Use to add a letter, word, or punctuation. Then the Farmer brushed his two horse. He fed apples to the horses. s

5. Strategies for Writers Grade 3 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Proofreading Marks Use to delete a letter, word, or punctuation. Use to add a period. Last, the farmer last fed the chickens The chickens pecked at the seeds.

6. Strategies for Writers Grade 3 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Proofreading Marks Use to make a new paragraph. Use to mark a misspelled word. The farmer went inside his house. He puled off his boots. What a busy day! pulled

7. Strategies for Writers Grade 3 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved.