Journal #8: Proofreading

Uh, wow that's the only thing I can say after seeing that video. That was a pretty fun knee video. I sea that guy's pint on why you should proofread your owne piper. Bad jokes aside it is really important to proofread your own paper after you type out your paper because grammer mistakes on your paper can kill your grade. (I spelled grammar wrong back there because it was ironic.) I can't count the number of points I have lost because because I typed the same word twice in a sentence or maybe used two periods.. Having a parent or a friend read over your paper for mistakes is a great idea because they will catch some of the things that you don't. Your own mind works in it's own way and when you read doubles doubles sometimes it doesn't catch that, but when you let somebody else read over your paper they can catch mistakes like that and tell you to correct them. Plus when you make a grammar mistake people kind of just think to themselves, yeesh this kid can't even spell grammar correctly he must not be very bright. Parents are not always a very good idea because they might feel bad if they tell you things are wrong with your paper which is why the best people who could read over your paper are other teachers or maybe just turn in the essay early and let the teacher look it over for mistakes. The points are the main killer in essay gradings.