Mid-State Technical College
933 Michigan Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Proofreading & Editing Course Schedule
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Date Day Content
August 21 R Introduction to Course and Classmates
 Icebreaker activity and learning styles
Introduction to Chapter 1 - The steps to accurately
proofread/edit documents
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25
M
26
T
27
W
28
R
Introduction to Chapter 2 – Spelling Errors
M
No Class – Labor Day
September 1
Introduction to proofreading marks
Practice editing with proofreading marks
Pretest – survey of current skills
Correct Pretest
Class Activity
Group Presentations on Proofreader Marks
2
T
 Speedy Spelling Bee on Common and Frequently
Misspelled Words
3
W
 Writing Exercise – Hobby
 Writing Exercise – Hobby – additions
 Proofread classmate(s) work
4
R
Proofreading Marks Quiz
Correct Quiz
 Class Activity
September 8
M
Introduction to Chapter 3 – Word Division
9
T
 Newspaper Compound Word exercise
10
W
11
R
September 15
M
16
T
17
W
18
R
September 22
M
Introduction to Chapter 4 – Capitalization
 Writing Exercise – Travel
 Proofread classmate(s) work
Introduction to Chapter 5 – Abbreviations
 Abbreviations Scavenger Hunt
Introduction to Chapter 6 – Number Expression Errors
 Group Presentations
Introduction to Chapter 7 – Sentence Construction
Errors – Part 1
Proofreading & Editing Course Schedule
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Mid-State Technical College
933 Michigan Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Date Day Content
23 T Introduction to Chapter 8 – Sentence Construction
Errors – Part 2
 Memorandum exercise
24
W
25
R
September 29
M
30
T
October 1
W
2
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Introduction to Chapter 11 – Other Punctuation Errors
October 6
M
7
T
Introduction to Chapter 14 – Editing for Content,
Clarity, and Conciseness
8
W
9
R
October 13
M
14
T
15
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16
R
Introduction to Chapter 9 – Sentence Construction
Errors – Part 3
 Newspaper Exercise
Introduction to Chapter 10 – Comma Errors
 Business Letter Exercise
 Proofreading Challenge
 Classmate Challenge
Introduction to Chapter 15 – Proofreading & Editing on
Computer
Prep time for Presentations
 Group Presentations – Review of Course Material
Chapters 1 thru 6
 Group Presentations – Review of Course Material
Chapters 7 thru 14
 Post test – Survey of skills learned
 Correct Post test
Wrap up course
Proofreading & Editing Course Schedule
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