Editing Practice

Edit and rewrite the following paragraphs. Pay particular attention to:

• unifying writing with synonyms and pronouns
• using because and so
• giving opinions and suggestions

1		I am sick of reading about teachers salaries. Teachers makes a lot of money because teachers have a lot of vacations. You cannot compare a 9 month salary with a 12 month salary. If teachers want make more money, teachers had better find different jobs. Poor in Peoria Poor in Peoria wrote >If teachers want make more money, teachers had better find different jobs. Teachers work very hardly. If all teachers find different jobs, who teach the children? Taxpayers need to pay teachers more money because they will stay in teaching.