SCAN: A Strategy for Proofreading & Revising Kelly Rodney Meredith EDU 714July 2012.

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SCAN: A Strategy for Proofreading & Revising Kelly Rodney Meredith EDU 714July 2012

What’s the problem here ?

Oh, the irony!

Would you hire this firm? “Let us invest you money. We now where to put it and you probably make much more if we does the infestment.” Why or why not?

Why is good, error-free writing important?

Students, businesses, govern- ments, and leaders depend upon the written word to: get their message across sell their product or service convince people to support their ideas support or refute an argument

Proofreading & Revising – The Differences Proofreading Before handing in a paper/assignment, check for errors in: Spelling Grammar Punctuation Revising On-going process in which draft is reviewed and changes made to: Content Organization Sentence structure Syntax Word choice

SCAN: Strategy for Revising & Proofreading Persuasive Essays 1.Read essay

SCAN: Strategy for Revising & Proofreading Persuasive Essays 1.Read essay 2.Find the sentence that tells what you believe – is it clear?

SCAN: Strategy for Revising & Proofreading Persuasive Essays 1.Read essay 2.Find the sentence that tells what you believe – is it clear? 3.Add 2 reasons why you believe it

SCAN: Strategy for Revising & Proofreading Persuasive Essays 1.Read essay 2.Find the sentence that tells what you believe – is it clear? 3.Add 2 reasons why you believe it 4.SCAN each sentence

SCAN Does it make S ense?

SCAN Does it make S ense? Is it C onnected to my belief?

SCAN Does it make S ense? Is it C onnected to my belief? Can I A dd more?

SCAN Does it make S ense? Is it C onnected to my belief? Can I A dd more? N ote errors.

SCAN: Strategy for Revising & Proofreading Persuasive Essays 1.Read essay 2.Find the sentence that tells what you believe – is it clear? 3.Add 2 reasons why you believe it 4.SCAN each sentence 5.Make changes

SCAN: Strategy for Revising & Proofreading Persuasive Essays 1.Read essay 2.Find the sentence that tells what you believe – is it clear? 3.Add 2 reasons why you believe it 4.SCAN each sentence 5.Make changes 6.Read your essay and make final changes

Persuasive Essay: Phys Ed Physical education classes should be required for all public school students in all grades because their lives are much more sedentary than in the past. Evrywhere you go, you’ll find fast food near you you, which is harming american children. They are becoming addicted to fastfood without realizing the affects. A typical child today lives and grows up on fast food because parents dont have time to cook. Children also spend there free time playin computer games and wathing TV. This not only harms their health, but limits development of social skills.. The foremost benefit of physcal education is that it promotes general health,

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