CHAPTER 5 REVISING & FORMATTING YOUR RESEARCH PAPER Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson.

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CHAPTER 5 REVISING & FORMATTING YOUR RESEARCH PAPER Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson

 Rereading and Reviewing Your Draft  Revising for Structure & Style  Improving Paragraphs  Improving Sentences Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson

Content Verbs Vs. Empty Verbs Action Verbs Active Voice Vs. Passive Voice Editing for Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson

 Keep Backup Copy  Spell Check  Check for Misused Words  Thesaurus  Grammar Checking Software Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson

 Quotation Marks or Block Indent  Capital Letters Within Quotations May Change  Brackets for Explanations  Ellipses for Omitted Material  Change End Punctuation to Fit  Period After Citation (Except Block Indents)  Question Marks/Explanation Points Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson

 Scroll Through for Form  Wait Several Hours After Printing to Proof  Use Pointer or Ruler to Proof  Proofread Several Times  Get A Distance from Your Own Words  Get A Friend/Classmate to Proofread Also Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson

 Word Processing  One Side Page, Double Space  1 to 1 ½” Margins  Title Page  Page Numbering  Indentation (5 spaces)  Word Spacing (1-2 between sentences) Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson

 Abstract  References page  Annotated Bibliography Copyright © 2010 Terry Hudson