Revising and EditingFocus on sentence variety,

text evidence, and organization of argument.

Revise

1. Highlight all of your compound sentences

2. How much is highlighted?3. If it is 50-75%, you’re good. If not,

revise to add in more sentence variety.

4. Check your other sentences. Are they complete? Subject and predicate? Are they run-ons?

Revise1. Check your essay against your outline. Did

you include these paragraphs?1. Introduction, including your claim2. Reason #1 to support your claim3. Reason #2 to support your claim4. Counterclaim and why it is wrong5. Conclusion

2. Check your Goal-Setting Worksheet. What was your goal? Did you do that?

3. Underline all evidence from the text. There should be 2-3 in each body paragraph.

Edit Read your essay backwords to catch any spelling

errors. Circle them and look up the word. Read your essay aloud to a partner, writing down

anything you need to fix. Have your partner read your essay and check for:

• Capitalization• Organization (the 5 paragraphs everyone should have)• Punctuation (check for complete sentences – no

fragments, no run-ons)• Spelling (circle anything that might be wrong, they will

look it up)• Neatly write your name at the bottom of the essay you

check.

Final Draft Rewrite your essay on a new sheet of

paper. This copy should be neat, clean, and

free of mistakes – it’s been checked twice!

You may type it up at home for 10 pts extra credit.

You will turn in all parts of the writing process together on Thursday.

Staple together in this order:

Final Draft Goal Sheet Rough Draft Article with outline attached