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from students’ written
made mistakes, for ex
ample: work and
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write them on the bo
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Sp = spelling mistak correction.
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WW = wrong word
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WO = wrong word ord • Students can correct each oth
er rather than the teach er,
T = wrong tense er.
Pr = wrong preposi For example, each lea
tion rner quickly
Pu = wrong punctu writes a short text on
ation his or her
/ = missing word. favourite sportsperso
n (or actor or
singer, etc). Then eve
ryone passes
Then students can co their writing to the ne
rrect their xt student
own writing. and corrects that tex
t. This rotation
continues until the co
rrected texts
are returned to the w
riters.

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