This workbook is designed as an introduction to the "Editor in Chief" series, which reinforces the rules of written English. In this workbook, student first review the rules of grammar and mechanics using multiple-choice questions; then the students learn to apply these rules in context by editing stories in a variety of formats. This "Beginning" workbook, which meets standards for grades three and four, is divided into units so that students can focus on one skill at a time: Capitalization; Punctuation; Run-ons and Fragments; Dialog; Friendly Letter; Grammar; and Usage and Spelling. Each unit begins with a student guide to the specific rules covered; the guide is intended for review rather than instruction. The workbook can be used as an individual or group activity for instruction, reinforcement, practice, and assessment of English grammar and mechanics. Contains an answer key and a teacher's guide to grammar, usage, and punctuation. (PM).

The 33 activities in this book reinforce the rules of written English by providing students with practice in editing a variety of formats. The activities help students develop a basic understanding of the rules of grammar and mechanics (generally taught in grades 8 and up) in context and exercise their critical thinking abilities by identifying content errors in a writing sample and accompanying illustration and caption. Each activity contains 1-4 content errors (a discrepancy between the illustration/caption and the writing sample) and 9-15 errors in spelling, mechanics, and grammar. The book presents suggestions for using the activities, an editing checklist to aid in the editing task and a scope and sequence guide that gives teachers an overview of the types of errors include in each writing sample. The answer key lists corrections for each activity. A guide to grammar, usage, and punctuation that cover the skills used in the book is attached. (RS)