With a focus on conventions, teachers make sure that students have used the correct punctuation, formatting and spelling.
Thoughtco explains the significance and outlines the strategy you should employ in the classroom. They recommend:
- Give your students a word to correctly work into a sentence. Begin with simple sentence parts such as subjects and verbs and progressively get more difficult with adverbs, adjectives, and more.
- Teach students to peer review each other’s work for correctness. They do not need to correct every tiny detail. Rather, focus on one skill at a time (punctuation, capitalization, etc.).
- Use curriculum materials such as handouts and mini-lessons to teach conventions.
https://www.thoughtco.com/six-traits-of-writing-2081681
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