Revise your essay Check for personal pronouns (I, you, me)- take them out if you find any! Use editing checklist to make sure you have all the parts of the essay. Read each paragraph for flow; add transition or commentary words or sentences where needed. Delete (take out) any repetitive or unnecessary information. Reread your essay thinking about the following questions: - Have I answered the essential question completely? - Does my evidence support my claim? Is it accurate? - Do the sentences in each paragraph work together to express one main idea? 6. Read your essay out loud to listen for flow and grammar.

Edit your essay Check citations- (Doc A) before the period. Check for verb agreement. Look for sentence fragments. Check pronouns. Double check spelling. period in the sentence. Check for standard punctuation.

Continue Revision Process: Paragraph 1: Introduction Wow statement: _________/2 Background: ___________/2 Thesis statement: __________/2 Paragraph 2: Body Topic sentence: __________/2 *Citations: ______________/1 Argument: _____________/2 Matches order of thesis statement _______/1 Paragraph 3: Body Paragraph 4: Body Topic sentence: ____________/2 Paragraph 5: Conclusion Restatement of thesis: _____________/3 Although statement: ______________/3 *Note: When citing from more than one document the citation should be at the end of the sentence, only one document- cite before the concluding sentence. Continue Revision Process: 1. Highlight your thesis statement in yellow in both your Introductory and Concluding paragraphs. 2. In each Body Paragraph: Highlight your topic sentences in light green Highlight your argument sentences in light blue. Highlight your citations in red.

Citations: (Doc C) CITE YOUR WORK: Open parenthesis Name of document Closed parenthesis The period of the sentence goes AFTER the parenthesis. Direct Quotes need Quotation Marks “” Paraphrasing information still needs citations. (Doc C)