Students should be using this proofreading key to check and edit any extended writing they do in class.

Please use this key when marking your books for literacy aspects – remember, choose just one focus each time.

These can be used to begin verbal responses or written responses.

Students are used to this format as they are used in English lessons.

Let’s phrase our ideas clearly…

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English: Explain how the character has been presented in this chapter.

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Science: Explain the process by which gases are exchanged in the lungs.

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Maths: Explain the process of calculating the surface area of a cuboid.

In the first place, …

Thus…

Despite…

Essentially, …

We can see that…

When measured against…

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