APPENDIX D
Grade 6 – Grade 12
Language Arts Curriculum
Correcting Symbols
T= Teach/Use
Symbol |
Indicates |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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1.
® |
Margins needed; add them |
T |
T |
T |
|
2.
U |
Lack of unity; revise to improve the unity of the
paragraph or essay |
|
|
T |
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3.
Dev |
Thinly developed; add details, examples, quotations,
commentary, etc. |
|
T |
T |
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4.
Tr |
Transition needed; add an appropriate transitional device |
|
T |
T |
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5.
TS |
Paragraph lacks an effective topic sentence; supply topic
sentence related to thesis |
|
T |
T |
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6.
^ |
Missing word or words; insert word or words |
T |
T |
T |
|
7.
wc |
Poor choice of words; supply a more effective word or
phrase |
T |
T |
T |
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8.
? |
The sense is not clear or logical |
T |
T |
T |
|
9.
rep |
Repetition of word or idea; revise |
|
T |
T |
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10. // |
Parallel fault; revise sentence to keep parallel ideas in
parallel grammatical structures |
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|
T |
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11.Sp |
Spelling error; correct |
T |
T |
T |
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12.frag |
Sentence fragment; correct |
T |
T |
T |
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13.ro |
Run on sentence; revise |
T |
T |
T |
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14.p |
Punctuation error; correct |
|
T |
T |
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15.C
( ) |
Capitalization error; correct |
T |
T |
T |
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16.ab |
Should not be abbreviated; write out |
|
T |
T |
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17. |
Paragraphing error; correct |
T |
T |
T |
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18.agr |
Lack of agreement – either the verb does not agree with
the subject or the pronoun does not agree with its antecedent |
|
T |
T |
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19.ref |
Antecedent of pronoun is not clear; revise |
|
|
T |
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20.t |
Tense shift or error in tense; correct |
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|
T |
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21.ℓ |
Delete |
T |
T |
T |
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22.Θ |
Insert a period |
T |
T |
T |