Table of Contents Introduction... 5 Capitalization Sentence Beginnings...6 The Pronoun I... 8 Mixed Review... 10 Proper Nouns: Names of People and Pets... 12 Proper Nouns: Family Names and Titles... 14 Mixed Review... 16 Proper Nouns: Streets and Specific Places in the U.S.... 18 Proper Nouns: U.S. Cities and States...20 Mixed Review...22 Proper Nouns: Streets and Specific Places in Canada... 24 Proper Nouns: Canadian Cities and Provinces... 26 Mixed Review... 28 Proper Nouns: Days of the Week...30 Proper Nouns: Months and International Holidays... 32 Proper Nouns: Months and Canadian Holidays...34 Mixed Review...36 Greetings and Closings in Friendly Letters...38 Book Titles...40 Mixed Review... 42 Cumulative Review...44 Punctuation Periods: Sentence Endings...46 Periods: Abbreviations...50 Mixed Review... 52 Question Marks...54 Exclamation Points...56 Mixed Review...58 Commas: Dates...60 Commas: Cities and U.S. States/Canadian Provinces... 62 Commas: Greetings and Closings in Friendly Letters...64 Commas: Items in a Series...66 Mixed Review...68 Apostrophes: Contractions... 70 Apostrophes: Singular Possessives... 76 Apostrophes: Plural Possessives... 78 Mixed Review...80 Quotation Marks: Dialogue... 82 Commas: Dialogue...86 Mixed Review...88 Cumulative Review...90 CARSON-DELLOSA CD-104251 GRADE 2 DAILY EDITING
Table of Contents Grammar and Usage Pronoun/Noun Agreement...92 Subject/Verb Agreement... 94 Mixed Review... 98 Regular Plurals: Add s...100 Regular Plurals: Add es... 102 Regular Plurals: Change y to ies... 104 Irregular Plurals... 106 Mixed Review... 108 Homophones...110 Present and Future Tense Verbs: Regular and Irregular...116 Past Tense Verbs: Regular and Irregular...118 Mixed Review... 120 Cumulative Review... 122 Spelling Commonly Misspelled Words... 124 Words with i Before e Spelling... 128 Mixed Review... 130 Words with Silent Letters: Initial Letters... 132 Words with Silent Letters: Medial Letters... 134 Words with Silent Letters: Final e... 136 Mixed Review... 138 Words with Double Consonants... 140 Words with y to i or ie Spelling Changes... 142 Words with Suffixes... 144 Mixed Review... 146 Cumulative Review... 148 Complete Sentences Extra Words... 150 Missing Words... 152 Transposed Words... 154 Cumulative Review... 158 Putting It All Together Final Review... 160 End of Book Test... 186 Appendix Proofreader s Marks Chart... 188 Editing Checklist... 189 Grammar Glossary... 190 DAILY EDITING GRADE 2 CD-104251 CARSON-DELLOSA
Daily Editing Introduction Daily Editing provides teachers with an effective structure for reinforcing and assessing students editing and proofreading skills using standard writing conventions. Students need daily practice with capitalization, punctuation, grammar, spelling, and sentence structure to ensure proficiency. This book fosters the development of these conventions and editing skills through frequent, focused practice. Daily Editing includes 180 grade-appropriate fiction and nonfiction passages (including journal entries, e-mails, and letters) that provide material for students practice. Each basic practice page focuses on one or more proofreading marks within the context of appropriate conventions. Reviews provide additional practice of the introduced skills in a sequential, cumulative manner. This resource contains: A detailed table of contents to help teachers identify targeted writing conventions Student pages with error overviews to guide students in editing Answer key pages with all errors corrected using appropriate proofreading marks A Proofreader s Marks Chart to teach and reinforce standard proofreading marks An Editing Checklist that highlights basic rules for writing and editing A Grammar Glossary for students and teachers to use as a reference How to Use This Book Daily Editing can be used in a variety of ways depending on instructional goals and students needs. Determine the approach that is most effective for your students. 1. Use each passage as a directed lesson for the whole class. Conduct a mini-lesson on a targeted convention and the appropriate proofreading mark. Then, display an overhead transparency of the chosen passage. Read the passage aloud and note the number of errors cited on the answer key page. Reread the passage, pausing between the sentences. Correct the errors as a class using the appropriate marks. 2. Use each passage as an independent lesson for small groups or pairs of students. Before beginning, familiarize students with a targeted convention and the appropriate proofreading mark. Then, give each group or pair a copy of the chosen passage. Direct students in each group or pair to work together to identify the errors and correct them using the appropriate proofreading marks. When each group or pair is finished, display an overhead transparency of the passage and identify the errors as a class. (If desired, invite students to identify each error and to determine the associated convention.) 3. Use each passage as independent practice for individual students. Give each student a copy of the chosen passage. Direct students to read the passage, identify the errors, and use the appropriate proofreading marks to correct them. When students are finished, display an overhead transparency of the passage and identify the errors as a class. CARSON-DELLOSA CD-104251 GRADE 2 DAILY EDITING
1 Under the Sea many animals live in the ocean. some of them are fish. others are not. sea otters live in the ocean. they are not fish. otters breathe air. fish breathe oxygen in the water through gills. otters have warm fur coats. fish are covered with scales. animals that breathe air and have fur are called mammals. otters are mammals. dolphins and whales are mammals, too. ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 12 2 The Color of Our Eyes there are four people in my family. our eyes are not the same color. my father has gray eyes. sometimes, they look blue. my mother has soft brown eyes. deer have the same color eyes. my sister s eyes are green. they are not the color of grass. they are the color of the ocean on a clear day. my eyes are golden brown. they are the color of iced tea. ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 11 DAILY EDITING GRADE 2 CD-104251 CARSON-DELLOSA
Under the Sea 1 many animals live in the ocean. some of them are fish. others are not. sea otters live in the ocean. they are not fish. otters breathe air. fish breathe oxygen in the water through gills. otters have warm fur coats. fish are covered with scales. animals that breathe air and have fur are called mammals. otters are mammals. dolphins and whales are mammals, too. LOOK FOR: SENTENCE BEGINNINGS The Color of Our Eyes 2 there are four people in my family. our eyes are not the same color. my father has gray eyes. sometimes, they look blue. my mother has soft brown eyes. deer have the same color eyes. my sister s eyes are green. they are not the color of grass. they are the color of the ocean on a clear day. my eyes are golden brown. they are the color of iced tea. LOOK FOR: SENTENCE BEGINNINGS CARSON-DELLOSA CD-104251 GRADE 2 DAILY EDITING
3 A Special Trip Did i tell you about my trip? i am planning to visit my friend Anna. She and i will walk to the harbor. i like to watch the ships. If it rains, Anna and i will put together jigsaw puzzles. She and i will also play board games. i will show her pictures of my new puppy, Rex. i was sad when Anna moved away. i am excited about seeing her again. i think Anna is excited, too. ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 10 4 Collecting Shells My brother and i collect shells. My brother has more shells than i do. i do not mind. i think i have a better collection. i learn all about my shells. i find books about them at the library. i spend hours looking at the pictures. i write the name of each shell on a sheet of paper. Then, i put the paper in a box with the shell. i like my collection very much. i look at it every day. ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 12 DAILY EDITING GRADE 2 CD-104251 CARSON-DELLOSA
A Special Trip 3 Did i tell you about my trip? i am planning to visit my friend Anna. She and i will walk to the harbor. i like to watch the ships. If it rains, Anna and i will put together jigsaw puzzles. She and i will also play board games. i will show her pictures of my new puppy, Rex. i was sad when Anna moved away. i am excited about seeing her again. i think Anna is excited, too. LOOK FOR: THE PRONOUN I Collecting Shells 4 My brother and i collect shells. My brother has more shells than i do. i do not mind. i think i have a better collection. i learn all about my shells. i find books about them at the library. i spend hours looking at the pictures. i write the name of each shell on a sheet of paper. Then, i put the paper in a box with the shell. i like my collection very much. i look at it every day. LOOK FOR: THE PRONOUN I CARSON-DELLOSA CD-104251 GRADE 2 DAILY EDITING
5 Precious Pets i think pets are wonderful. there are many kinds of pets. some people have dogs. other people have birds or cats. all pets need care. my sister and i have a dog named Sally. we take good care of her. i feed her, and my sister takes her for walks. My sister and i love Sally very much. we are lucky that she lives with us. ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 11 6 Hiking Fun my dad and i love to hike. sometimes, Dad and i hike in the mountains. other times, we walk on the beach. dad and i follow the rules when we hike. i never hike alone. i carry water. dad and i always follow the trail. we stay safe and have fun! 10 ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 12 DAILY EDITING GRADE 2 CD-104251 CARSON-DELLOSA
Precious Pets 5 i think pets are wonderful. there are many kinds of pets. some people have dogs. other people have birds or cats. all pets need care. my sister and i have a dog named Sally. we take good care of her. i feed her, and my sister takes her for walks. My sister and i love Sally very much. we are lucky that she lives with us. MIXED REVIEW Hiking Fun 6 my dad and i love to hike. sometimes, Dad and i hike in the mountains. other times, we walk on the beach. dad and i follow the rules when we hike. i never hike alone. i carry water. dad and i always follow the trail. we stay safe and have fun! MIXED REVIEW CARSON-DELLOSA CD-104251 GRADE 2 DAILY EDITING 11