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College Essay Writing Revising Time

Agenda for Day 4 Do Now: complete the handout on Diction and prepare to share Focus Lesson: Revising Exercises- continuing to look for issues Work Period: WRITE Homework: Beginning Saturday morning, you will be able to view peer papers- you must review TWO papers by Wednesday, Oct. 3 rd.

Cutting the FAT About the Author Terry Phelps, a teacher- consultant with the Oklahoma Writing Project, has taught for thirty years.

Fat Collector Four It is possible that your calculations are incorrect. Revision: Your calculations may be incorrect. There are several clients who want to retain him as their attorney. Revision: Several clients want to retain him as their attorney. Eliminate expletives such as there and it when their removal will make the sentence more concise without making it awkward. There is an adverb most often used to tell where but is never a subject. A good strategy to eliminate there is to find the subject and reorganize the sentence to begin with the subject. It is a pronoun that takes the place of some noun or idea. A good strategy is to replace it with the noun or idea it is replacing, then restructure the sentence. Notice also that the "before" sentences are complex (more than one clause) while the "after" sentences are simple and easier to read.

Fat Collector Five A decision was made by the manufacturer to recall the defective parts. Revision: The manufacturer decided to recall the defective parts. A life insurance policy was provided by Heartless Insurance. Revision: Heartless Insurance provided a life insurance policy. Generally, use active voice instead of passive voice. In active voice the subject does the action of the sentence (e.g., "manufacturer decided," "Heartless Insurance provided"). In passive voice, the subject receives the action (e.g., "decision was made," "policy was provided"). Active voice is usually more direct and concise. To change a sentence from passive to active usually means simply turning the subject (which has been receiving action) into a direct object and making the new subject the doer. Tip: The doer is usually found in a prepositional phrase beginning with by.

Fat Collector Six The president exhibits a tendency to ramble in his memos. Revision: The president tends to ramble in his memos. This new policy makes provisions for sick leave. Revision: This new policy provides for sick leave. Eliminate wordy nominalizations. Nominalizations are nouns formed from other parts of speech (usually verbs or adjectives)— e.g. tendency from tends and provision fromprovides—which necessitate additional words such as the verbs exhibits and makes. Here are other common nominalizations revised: came to the conclusion = concluded; make an adjustment = adjust; be in attendance at = attend; conducted an investigation =investigated; be of help = help.

Fat Collector Seven The court did not allow recovery to avoid expanding coverage. Revision: The court denied recovery to avoid expanding coverage. The cases are not different in many respects. Revision: The cases are similar in many respects. Eliminate not by replacing the negated word (e.g., allow and different) with its antonym (e.g., denied and similar). This replacement additionally makes the statement more emphatic, so it's not just leaner but meaner.

Fat Collector Eight Good writers are aware of their verbs. Revision: Good writers notice their verbs. The Cowboys were the winners over the Giants, Revision: The Cowboys clobbered the Giants, Replace being verbs with action verbs to eliminate unnecessary words and make sentences more emphatic and vivid. Good action verbs in the revised sentences eliminate prepositional phrases ("of their verbs" and "over the Giants") as well as an adjective, aware, and a noun, winners.

Fat Collector Nine He went quickly across the room. Revision: He hurried across the room. The dog ate the food quickly and ravenously. Revision: The dog devoured the food. Use specific verbs to replace weaker verbs combined with adverbs. This not only eliminates fat but also makes the sentence more emphatic.

Fat Collector Ten A majority of the suggestions she offered were reasonable. Revision: Most of the suggestions she offered were reasonable. New interest rates will be established in the near future. Revision: New interest rates will be established soon. Replace fat phrases with single words that mean the same thing. In the revised sentences, the phrases are reduced to an adjective, most, an adverb, soon.

Fat Collector Eleven Most of the suggestions she offered were reasonable. Revision: Most of her suggestions were reasonable. The books belonging to Mr. Ivory vanished. Revision: Mr. Ivory's books vanished. Use possessives to replace phrases and clauses indicating possession. In the sample sentences, the simple possessive pronoun "her" replaces the clause "that she offered," and making "Mr. Ivory" possessive eliminates the participial phrase "belonging to."

Fat Collector Twelve He pointed to the book that was lying open on the counter. Revision: He pointed to the book lying open on the counter. The woman, who was distraught from her loss, hired a lawyer. Revision: The woman, distraught from her loss, hired a lawyer. Eliminate unnecessary use of that, which, and who with linking verbs (e.g., is, are, was, were). In the first example above, the participial phrase "lying open on the counter" is sufficient, as is the adjective cluster "distraught from her loss" in the second sentence. The elimination of constructions like "who was" in the second sentence may also provide more options for emphasis: for example, the sentence could be written, "Distraught from her loss, the woman hired a lawyer."

Fat Collector Thirteen In my opinion the new program will increase revenue. Revision: The new program should increase revenue. A different point of view, I think, will improve the readability. Revision: A different point of view might improve the readability. Eliminate first-person qualifiers. To appear less definite, writers often use hedges such as "in my opinion," "I think," "I am of the opinion that," and "I feel." Instead, use less definite verbs like should, might, may, and could. Note: Students should understand that this is not a ban on all first-person uses.

Red Flags: Active vs. Passive Hunt for and mark… How much of your essay have you highlighted? Don’t eliminate them completely, but ask yourself, “Do I need this?” Try replacing some with stronger phrases. Reallyratherthere is it is important to note that it is essential that however nonetheless/ nevertheless in addition in conclusionfor instanceyetvery althoughin factI feelI believe I hopecan bemaybeperhaps usuallymay/may nothave hadsomewhat