Question: Good editing/grammar website

I need to find a website that gives a daily editing exercise, to let middle school students practice grammar in action. For example, a page of text with imbedded grammar errors that a class can locate and correct as a group? Anyone know of such a site?
Thanks!
Marguerite Rauch
St. Michael School
Pawcatuck, CT

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Rita Oates on July 18, 2010 at 11:52am

A friend has been hired to work with writing classes at a state university. He wants to find some software to review things like subject-verb agreement and other points of grammar (so he can focus on teaching writing, not on mechanics, in class).
Can anyone recommend a product that would work with undergraduate college students?

He knows Turnitin.com and the pre-writing assistance in that product. He is looking for something that students could do on their own time to become better on fine points of grammar.

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Permalink Reply by Vicky S on July 18, 2010 at 2:51pm

I don't know of any site with a daily editing exercise - maybe this would be something fun to make with your students. Have them create a wiki and put up their own text with errors & a solution.

Anyway, here are some grammar game sites that I've used with students:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/generalgrammar_index.php
http://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/game3.php

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Permalink Reply by Denise Stewart on July 18, 2010 at 6:07pm

I just found a free site for something close to what you are looking for (and I will be posting it in my Back-To-School August FREEBIES newsletter through my website below). I worked for me. Good luck with it:)

http://www.paperrater.com/

Denise

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