The Writing Process: Revising, Editing and Proofreading

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The Writing Process Revising, Editing and
Proofreading
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4 BASESUNITY, 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 ContinuedCheckTone, attitude,
style, avoid cliché, 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
instanceConlusion- 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 ForgetElements 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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