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Proofreading: tapir

3 - Whiteboard Challenges

Whiteboard Challenges

Challenge 1

Have a close look at the first sentence. It needs to be proofread. Use the CUPS checklist to rewrite the sentence with the corrections that need to be made.

Challenge 2

The second sentence has four spelling mistakes. Rewrite the sentence with the correct spellings.

Challenge 3

Write your own scintillating sentence about a tapir, using some of the descriptive words from the Word Wall. Now write one further ‘follow-on’ sentence. Once you have done this, swap whiteboards with your talk partner and use the CUPS checklist to proofread and correct any errors that have been made.

Whiteboard Challenges

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1) the tapir, called mandi, was taken into the Forest by her Keeper

2) Tapirs are offen called the ‘gardeners of the forrest’ becuz they spread seeds wen they defecate (poo).

Word Wall

tapir snuffling snout orphan Amazon Rainforest undergrowth secretive herbivore submerged trotted detected