Today you will
- run spell-check and grammar check on a practice paragraph
- add a correct local word to the dictionary
- proof your Something Real proposal and write a short Proofing log
Warm-up
Which of these would a spell-checker miss: recieve, Gaelscoil, or We need stationary for the stall? Keep your answer in your head for now.
Spell-check underlines words it does not know, like recieve, and suggests a fix.
Grammar check flags sentences that look wrong, like There cases instead of Their cases.
Add to dictionary tells the tool that a word like Gaelscoil is correct.
The read-aloud pass is when you read your work slowly to catch what the tools miss.
Aoife wrote "We need stationary for the price tags." Spell-check missed it because it is a real word. Reading it aloud, she noticed she meant stationery.
You will practise on a paragraph that has mistakes put in on purpose. Copy it into a practice file, then follow the steps in the box below.
I am openning a small stall at the market in Galway. There cases will use GAA colours. I will recieve stock from a printer in Cork. We need stationary for the price tags. The Gaelscoil fundraiser is my first test of demand.
Common issues
- I can't find the checker. In Word it is {{menu:Review -> Editor}}, and in Google Docs it is {{menu:Tools -> Spelling and grammar}}.
- A correct Irish name keeps getting flagged. Right-click it and add it to the dictionary.
- I accepted a bad suggestion. Press {{kbd:Ctrl+Z}} to undo it, then choose Ignore.
Independent Practice
- Open {{code:03_proposal_draft}} in the {{code:03_documents}} folder. If you don't have it, make it and copy in the What, Why and Who from {{code:01_project_brief}}.
- Run the spelling and grammar check, and decide on each suggestion one at a time.
- Add correct names, like your club, to the dictionary.
- Read the whole proposal slowly in a whisper, and fix anything that sounds wrong.
- At the end of the file, type the Proofing log below and fill it in.
Proofing log
Tool:
Read-aloud:
- Every red underline is fixed, ignored or added to the dictionary.
- My Proofing log has a Tool line and a Read-aloud line.
- The file is still called {{code:03_proposal_draft}} in {{code:03_documents}}.
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