Daily Paragraph Editing, Grade 5 Teacher Edition Paperback – Teacher's Edition, January 1, 2004

I've been using these Daily Paragraph Editing books with my daughter (third grader) and the students I tutor. These books are excellent for practicing editing skills, and the best part is that the exercises are focused on entire paragraphs and not merely sentences. The book is developed such that it is an all-in-one deal. First, you need to instruct the child/student on the proofreading marks (which can also be copied out for each child's reference), then the child is ready to work on the paragraphs (each paragraph takes up half a page), and once the child is done editing, the teacher/parent/tutor can check using the answer key provided. The answer key is found on the page adjacent to the exercise but all the pages can be easily detached from the book so this should not pose a problem. The answer key is detailed and highlighted in red ink which makes it easy to refer to.There's a concise language handbook at the back of the book which covers the basic rules for writing and editing, and there are also writing prompts provided for writing practice. This book contains 36 lessons, and each lesson includes 4 related paragraphs with capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and language errors. There's a writing prompt correlating to each lesson. In conclusion, this makes an invaluable resource that can help students improve their editing and writing skills, whilst learning language conventions.

I have noticed a need to work on paragraph construction and punctuation. This is really helping my 5th graders review and work on this deficit! I would order all the books for different skills!

I bought this to work on with a student I tutor. The short paragraphs are great and the focus tips on the side are helpful and give us things to look for.

This book has some excellent examples. We just started homeschooling. The examples are great. I do wish the answers were not on the adjacent page. A better option may be to have the two paragraphs next to each other in landscape on the top of the page, while the answers are at the bottom of the page and can be folded up or down, or torn off, depending on the child. Also, the answers could be put in the back of the book.The way it is now, I cannot rip out a workbook page without loosing the answers to the next paragraphs, not can I give the kids the books to write in, unless I bend the cover back. If they loose a page, I loose the answer page for the next 2 days, because the 2 paragraphs to write on on the front of the next page, while the answers are on the back of the previous page.

This product was recommended by my son’s literacy teacher. I have since I bought a version for each of my children. The paragraphs don’t take long to edit and are a quick and easy way to get my kids to use their brains without much fuss.

I have ordered this entire set for my homeschool kids. This is a great learning tool for kids who are advanced or GT. It covers a range of topics and just enough to spark imaginations and not bore them. I wasnt sure what to think of paragraph editing. They LOVE it! Its a great tool for writting since they get lots of examples. I reccomend the entire set!

This would be perfect if the answer key wasn’t on the same page.

I am using this for a 5th and 6th grade class. There are WONDERFUL hidden grammatical mistakes in these paragraphs that I find many of my students make regularly. I love that they can practice hunting down these errors in other authors' writing, and hope these editing skills carry over into their regular writing. The book is also well laid out for grading completed papers as the facing page has the answers. No more digging in the back in tiny font to see what is correct and incorrect! Great book.