Proofreading Pitfalls Handout for Self-Editing
Purpose: This short paragraph makes a good handout, or discussion-started on the overhead some time before the final drafts of a paper are due.
Description: This is not so much an exercise as it is a demonstration for good proofreading skills. I sometimes cut-up and distribute this paragraph to the class, or you could just project it if you have a tech room.
Procedure: Show/distribute the following for discussion:
According to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t myyaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. this is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter.