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Revision Strategies

Writing Resources Center

http://www.uncc.edu/writing/wrc.html

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Writing Resources Center (WRC)Locations:

149 Cameron109 Atkins LibraryCenter for Graduate Life (CGL)

 Phone:

704-687-1899 E-mail:

wrchelp@uncc.edu

 

Web:http://www.uncc.edu/

writing/wrc.html 

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Workshop Objectives

Become familiar with Reasons for revision Discover resources for help with

revision Practice revision

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What Is Revision?

Revision is: A stage in the writing process that is done

before proofreading and editing The careful examination of a paper for

unity, coherence and adequate development

Revision is not: Editing, proofreading or just changing

errors

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Why Revise?

Revision allows you to re-see your piece of writing in order to: Fulfill your purpose Review your focus Address your audience Generate additional ideas and information Omit what is not necessary

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Tips For Revision

Give yourself plenty of time to revise; set a special amount of time aside just for revision

Stay flexible with your writing; be ready to change anything at any time

Read the paper out loud and listen to it; read it into a tape recorder or to a friend

Read through your paper focusing on one thing at a time: Read for content Read for organization Read for expressions

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Reading for Content

Do you have a clear thesis that accurately presents your focus?

Are your points appropriate for your audience and purpose?

Does your conclusion wrap up all your points effectively?

Information taken from Barbara Fine Clouse’s A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers

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Reading for Organization

Do your ideas follow logically from one to the next?

Do your paragraphs follow logically from one to the next?

Do you transition smoothly between paragraphs relating your ideas to each other?

Information taken from Barbara Fine Clouse’s A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers

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Reading for Expression

Do you overuse any particular words? Have you avoided wordiness? Have you eliminated clichés? Do you vary your sentence structure?

Information taken from Barbara Fine Clouse’s A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers

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Tips For Revision Questions to ask while revising

Have I met the requirements of the assignments?

Did I focus on what I intended? Have I achieved my purpose? Have I written the paper so that audience and

understands my purpose? What is the main idea? Have I answered important questions about

the main idea? Have I explored the subject fully?

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Revision Practice

Choose one of the following options, and try it out with your paper. Write 2 new introductions Write 2 new conclusions Put your draft aside, and quickly write

down all the points you want to make In a paragraph, describe how your

paper engages with the assignment topic