UILJOURNALISMCOPYEDITINH
PRACTICEPACKET
Spring2016 Writtenby
RhondaMoore
EditedbyKeishaBedwell
UILJournalismCopyEditingPracticePacketauthor,RhondaMoore,isaretiredjournalismteacherwhotaughtfor30years,mostrecentlyatMcCallumHighSchoolinAustin.Sheisthe2004MaxR.HaddickTeacheroftheYearandisanEdithFoxKingAwardrecipient.Herstudents'publicationshavewontheNationalScholasticPressAssociation'sPacemakerAward,ColumbiaScholasticPressAssociation'sGoldandSilverCrowns,andtheInterscholasticLeaguePressConference'sGold,SilverandBronzeStars.SheistheexecutivedirectoroftheTexasAssociationofJournalism.In2008,RhondawasaCSPAGoldKeyrecipient.
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UILJOURNALISMCOPYEDITINGPRACTICEPACKET
Spring2016
CONTENTS1. GeneralInformation/Rules2. 6Tests
S16A S16B S16C S16D S16E S16F
3. AnswerKeys
copy editing rulesNOTES Thisisnotaheadlinecontest. Thisisnotacurrenteventscontest. Thisisnotthespellingcontestalthoughsomespellingmaybeincluded. Generallyacceptedcopyeditingandproofreadingsymbolsshouldbeused.However,suchsymbols arenotstandardized.Studentsshouldcommunicateclearlytothegraders.Ifthesymbolsare unclearorambiguous,thecorrectionwillbemarkedasanerror.
RESOURCES AssociatedPressStylebook,currentyear MerriamWebstersCollegiateDictionary
COPY EDITING RESOURCES APStylebookQuizzes-https://www.apstylebook.com/?do=product&pid=APQ-917360 DowJonesNewsFundEditingTest-www.editteach.org/specialprojects?id=8 TheSubversiveCopyEditor-www.subversivecopyeditor.com/blog/ WritingEnglish-http://www.writingenglish.com/testlist.htm PurdueUniversityWritingLab-https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/1/ CommonCopyEditingandProofreadingSymbols-www.dummies.com/how-to/content/copyediting- and-proofreading-for-dummies-cheat-she.html
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copy editing contestDIRECTIONS: This test is divided into three sections. Write all your responses as indicated. You have 15 minutes.
PART 1: Circle the correct response. (1 pt. each)
1.TheplayerscouldnotwaittowatchtheAll-StarGame/game.
2.Oneofeveryfivesoccerteammembersplays/playonaclubteam.
3.Thehometeamwonthegame24-10/24 to 10.
4.Theattorney generals/attorneys generalpassedthemotionunanimously.
5.ThepreacherwasneverwithouthisBible/bible.
6.Who/Whomwastheteachertalkingabout?
7.Theteachertoldthestudentstotake/bringtheirbookstothelibrary.
8.Hefeltbad/badlyaboutfailingtheassignment.
9.Thereports,that/whichwerewell-documented,causedmuchcontroversy.
10.Sheisstudentsfavoriteenglish/Englishteacher.
11.Therewasanation-wide/nationwidesearchforthefugitive.
12.Shereceivednewstationery/stationarywithherpromotion.
13.Thenewstudentandherfamilyemigrated/immigratedfromGermany.
14.Hetriedtobuildithiswayirregardless/regardlessofwhathiswifesaid.
15.Shetriestoeatrighteveryday/every day.
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copy editing answersPart I
1.Game
2.plays
3.24-10
4.attorneysgeneral
5.Bible
6.Whom
7.take
8.bad
9.which
10.English
11.nationwide
12.stationery
13.emigrated
14.regardless
15.everyday
Part 3
PhysicsteacherJaredBartholomewandalgebrateacherBethNewsomebecameengaged
overspringbreak.
Itwasreallyromantic,Newsomesaid,.Hegotdownononekneeandeverything.
Bartholomewsaidhehadbeenlookingforaspecialwaytopopthequestionandfinallycame
upwithaplan.
Itookherouttoareallynicerestarant,hesaid.Whenthewaiterbroughtoutthemaincourse,
therewerecoversovertheplates.Whenheliftedhersup,allthatwastherewasthering.ThenI
gotdownonmykeeandaskedhertomarryme.Fortunately,shesaidyes.
Thecoupleplanstomarryinthesurrmer.
IwantaJunewedding,Newsomesaid.Thatsoundsold-fashioned,butIcanthelpit.Thisis
theonlytimeIplantogetmarried,andIwantittobespecial.
Part 2
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