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GCSE English Language · key term
Reading finished writing carefully to identify and correct errors.
Used by AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas
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Reading writing carefully to find and correct errors before finishing.
Rereading finished writing to identify and correct errors, such as missing words, spelling mistakes and inaccurate punctuation.
Reserve five minutes of your writing time for proofreading, and make corrections clearly and legibly.
During proofreading, look especially closely at words you know you often misspell, including repeated words.
Create a free account to keep every note you open and track your progress.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Reading a draft carefully to identify and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and meaning.
Revise: Ideas from a prompt or an imageProofreading includes checking meaning as well as spelling. Read your draft as someone who does not already know your plan. Can they tell what the character wants, what happens and why the experience matters?
Reading finished writing carefully to find and correct errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reading a draft carefully to identify and correct errors before finishing it.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Reading a completed piece carefully to identify and correct errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reading finished writing carefully to identify and correct errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Checking a finished piece of writing carefully to find and correct errors.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Reading a completed piece carefully to identify and correct errors.
Reading a finished piece carefully to identify and correct errors.
Component 1, Component 2
Checking a piece of writing for technical errors, including spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reading written work carefully to identify and correct errors before finishing.
Rereading a piece of writing carefully to identify and correct errors before submitting it.
