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The Writing Process: Revising, Editing and Proofreading

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4 BASES UNITY, SUPPORT COHERENCE AND SENTENCE SKILLS!

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UNITY -all materials are on the same target..same point

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SUPPORT -enough specific evidence?

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COHERENCE -is the paper organzied, transitions, tied togetherDOES IT MAKE SENSE?

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Sentence Skills - look for grammar errors

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Evidence -support, reasons, facts, details, statistics, quote, anecdote, observation, interview, library, RELEVANT! Unified, adequate, dramatic, accurate,

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Evidence Continued CheckTone, attitude, style, avoid clich, word choice, avoid redundancy, wordiness, avoid slang! Use complex sentences

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TRANSITIONS! -additonal signals, first of all furthermore -space signals, next, below, -change direction, but, however, yet, in contrast -illustration- for example, for instance Conlusion- therfore, consequently, thus, as a result, finally

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Think about Have an Editors Mindset Revising Editing Proofreading

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An Editors Mindset Polishing rather than creating

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Self Editing Issues Give yourself some space......But not too much Learn your tendencies What are your goals?

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Peer Editing Issues Degree of help needed Have enough time before submission Balance criticisms with compliments

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Procuring Peer Editors Writers need readers Good editors are worth their weight in gold Dont abuse them; give them your best work

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Layers of Effective Writing Content Organization Style Appearance Rewriting Revising Editing Proofreading

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Revising For Organization Moving around and adding/removing major pieces of text This is an important aspect Hard, but rewarding

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Dont Forget: Elements of the Essay Thesis Statement/Hypothesis/Objectives Introduction/Body/Conclusion Topic Sentences for each paragraph

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Logical Flow Linear process: A B C D Does the content build on itself?

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Audience Appropriateness Will the content be clear for the intended audience?

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Editing for Style Micro-logical aspects of the textis it logical? Is this readable? What style is appropriate? Do the sentences flow?

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Clarity If it can be misinterpreted, it is wrong Make changes to vague, absolute, misleading, and commonly misinterpreted words

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Conciseness If words or phrases can be removed while maintaining meaning, do it Change passive voice, negative form

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More General Editing Tips Read aloud Hard copy vs. Electronic (edit with red pen) Tracking changes

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Proofreading Grammar, spelling, formatting Spellcheck and grammar check are not enough Read each word and sentence carefully

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Proofreading Yourself Best results when rested Learn your common mistakes

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General Proofreading Tips Read aloud Watch every comma (and other punctuation)

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WRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE END!