1. Starters August 31-September 4
These Paragraphs tell about special dates in August and September history.
Can you find and mark ten
errors in the paragraph?
Look for errors of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

2. Eastern Earthquake Monday, August 31
When you think of earth quakes in the United States, do you usually think of the western states. That don't mean earthquakes do not happen in the eastern states. On August , the first major eastern earthquake was recorded it hapened near Charleston, South Carolina. The charleston earthquake was not the first eastern earthquake, but it was the worse. Other earthquakes be recorded in the eastern United States as far back as 1638.

3. Eastern Earthquake Corrected
When you think of earthquakes in the United States, do you usually think of the western states? That doesn't mean earthquakes do not happen in the eastern states. On August 31, 1886, the first major eastern earthquake was recorded. It happened near Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston earthquake was not the first eastern quake, but it was the worst. Other earthquakes have been/were recorded in the eastern United States as far back as 1638.

4. Tarzan is Born Tuesday, September 1
Edgar Rice Burroughs is born on September , in Chicago, Illinoi. As a seller of pencil sharpener, he was always looking through magazines to spot adds for his sharpener's. He read many storys in those magazines as he look through them. He knew that he could write even better tails than the ones he read in those magazines! Some of Burroughs' famous works include Tarzan of the apes and The Land That Time Forgot.

5. Tarzan is Born corrected
Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago, Illinois. As a seller of pencil sharpeners, he was always looking through magazines to spot ads for his sharpeners. He read many stories in those magazines as he looked through them. He knew that he could write even better tales than the ones he read in those magazines! Some of Burroughs' famous works include Tarzan of the Apes and The Land That Time Forgot.

6. James Forten, Free Black Man Wednesday, September 2
James Forten was born a free black man on September When he was 15 years old, he went to work on a american warship. The ship was capture and Forten was taking to England. When he returned to America, Forten became a sail maker. Soon he bought the companie. Forten was asked once to take some slaves back to africa. He would be there leader. He passed up the offer He wanted to stay in America and work to free the slaves?

7. James Forten, Free Black Man corrected
James Forten was born a free black man on September 2, When he was 15 years old, he went to work on an American warship. The ship was captured , and Forten was taken to England. When he returned to America, Forten became a sail maker. Soon he bought the company. Forten was asked once to take some slaves back to Africa. He would be their leader. He passed up the offer. He wanted to stay in America and work to free the slaves.
Note: Eleven errors are identified below. Some sharp-eyed readers identified The ship was captured, and Forten was taken to England. as a compound sentence in need of a comma. You might give students extra credit for identifying all eleven errors.

8. Sarah Childress Polk: First Lady Thursday, September 3
Sarah Childress was born near murfreesboro, Tenessee, on September She was born at a time when few girl's went to school, but Sarah was given the rare gift of an education. That gift would pay off after she marryd James K Polk. Sarah and James had no children, so Sarah worked behind the scenes to help his husband acheve success. In 1845, James became the 11th president of the United States and Sarah become America's first lady.

9. Sarah Childress Polk: First Lady corrected
Sarah Childress was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on September 4, She was born at a time when few girls went to school, but Sarah was given the rare gift of an education. That gift would pay off after she married James K. Polk. Sarah and James had no children, so Sarah worked behind the scenes to help her husband achieve success. In 1845, James became the 11th president of the United States and Sarah became America's first lady.

10. Labor Day Friday, September 4
Labor Day is celebrate each year on the first Monday of September. The first Labor Day was probably celebrated on September 5, 1882 when a parade too honor worker's took place in new York City. Over the next ten years, many states established Labor Day holidays. Then, in 1894, president Grover Cleveland made labor day a holiday through out the land. Did you know that Canada also celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday in September.

11. Labor Day corrected
Labor Day is celebrated each year on the first Monday of September. The first Labor Day was probably celebrated on September 5, 1882,when a parade to honor workers took place in New York City. Over the next ten years, many states established Labor Day holidays. Then, in 1894, President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day a holiday throughout the land. Did you know that Canada also celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday in September?