Spell correctly using print and digital reference materials (CCSS L.7.2.b)

Use print dictionaries, digital dictionaries, and spell-checkers strategically. Verify spelling of Tier-2 academic vocabulary, proper nouns from analytical sources, and homophones. Recognize that spell-checkers catch typos but not wrong-word errors (their/there; affect/effect; principle/principal).

Mastery threshold

90%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60

Prereqs

eng.g6.s.gr.spelling_high_frequency
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Successors

Compose a 5-paragraph analytical essay with CEA body structure and syntactic variety (CCSS W.7.1.a-e; W.7.2.a-f; W.7.4-6)

Common misconceptions

Trusts spell-checker blindly — accepts wrong-word substitutions.
Skips dictionary verification of new Tier-2 vocabulary.

Exercise pool (2)

Diff	Stem	Type
2	Choose the correct homophone. (1) The text [affects/effects] the reader. (2) The [principle/principal] of the school. (3) The author's...	spelling homophones
3	Identify the misspelled words in this paragraph (provided). For each, look up the correct spelling. Submit a corrected version.	spelling audit with dictionary