Teacher will post a visual chart on the board so students can see the symbols and what their meanings are. includes symbol, meaning, example sentence.

Students will be asked to identify the symbol used for different parts of editing. Example: Capitalize, Period, Take out, etc. They will use a matching game (symbol/ meaning). After, they can use sentence strips with one obvious error and ask: "which symbol would fix this?" The teacher will explain the difference between punctuation and spelling errors.

Students will assist the teacher in editing a short paragraph on the whiteboard by using the symbols learned. They will be asked to find grammar, punctuation, and capitalization errors. This will be done through think-aloud where students will use statements like "I see this sentence starts with a small letter. I need the capitalize symbol.” “I think this needs ___ because ___.”

Students will then utilize their learning by editing a paper with wrongfully-written sentences. If needed, teachers can scaffold further by limiting the days topics (ex: capitals only, punctuation only, etc.) Provide a checklist: Check capitals, Check periods, Check spelling. It would be beneficial to pair stronger language learners with developing learners during this activity if extra practice is needed.

After, we will go over the answers as a whole group with students taking turns to answer. A short-self reflection paper will be handed out after "what symbol did you use the most?" "what is the hardest/ easiest symbol to find?" Lastly, an exit ticket will be to fix one sentence independently using symbols.