1. The Revision Process: From First Draft to Final
Mary Ann Mace
Writing Center Professional Tutor

2. Agenda Things to Consider Three Goals of Revision
Proofreading, Editing,
& Revising
Revision Process
Golden Rule

3. Review your paper globally What are the global elements of your paper?
Things to Consider
Review your paper globally
What are the global elements of your paper?

4. Things to Consider Review your paper globally Assignment prompt
Thesis statement
Organization
Analysis
Source integration

5. Three Goals of Revision
Revise content and organization to improve entire paper
Revise to refine paragraph and sentence structure and correct grammar
Revise to correct errors in word choice, spelling, and punctuation

6. Revision Process
The revision process may include re-outline your paper, re-focus your topic, rewrite your claim and include new sources, new concepts, and/or new implications.
How can I make this paper better? What was left out in the original draft? What will make this paper stronger?

7. Stages of Revision
Large-scale Revision
Small-scale Revision

8. of small-scale revision?
Stages of Revision
What are the elements
of small-scale revision?

9. Stages of Revision Small-Scale Revision Sentences clearly written
Errors in sentences
Sentence fragments, comma splices, verb errors, pronoun errors
Appropriate word choice
Effective transitions
Spelling and punctuation

10. What are the elements to large-scale revision?
Stages of Revision
What are the elements to large-scale revision?

11. Revision Stages Of Large-Scale Revision Focus Content
Purpose and audience
Organization & paragraphs
Point of view
Stages
Revision Of

12. Are editing and revising the same?
Editing vs. Revising
Are editing and revising the same?

13. Revising vs. Editing Are revising and editing the same?
Editing entails proofreading
- Correct typographical or grammatical errors
- Simplify wording or clarify meaning
Revising
Make substantive changes
- Reorder paragraphs, delete sections, rewrite sections

14. Understand the Terms
Revising
Editing
Proofreading

15. Editing What is editing? Altering large sections of text
Significant changes to your drafts like
ex: removing or moving paragraphs
Consider counterclaims or intertextuality.
Called “Major Tweaking”

16. Proofreading Fix grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
After writing every draft and before submitting it for comments.
Check for flow and tone via organization, intro, and conclusion.
Make sure there are no typos!

17. Activity
Marble sculpture are beautiful to look at, completely finished, and serve the purpose of portraying a subject—a person or an object—clear and gracefully. You’re first draft are like the piece of marble that sculptors have. They look it over and see how to begin, and then they start carving with large tools like a hammer or chisels. As the scuplture progresses, the sculpters use more fine and more fine tools removing smaller and smaller piecesof marble, until they reach the finnal stage,when they polish the sculpture and place it on it’s base for display. you’re writing should goes through a similar process of closer revision completely revesed, and serves it’s purpose until the final product is also beautiful to look at,

18. The Golden Rule Golden Rule Importance of objectivity
Develop a critical eye
Give yourself time – plan to have time to revise

19. Visit the Writing Center
Pearson Library, Room 132
California Lutheran University
Telephone:

20. https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/revising-drafts/
(three steps)
(purpose and revision)
Aaron, Jane E. The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises. 7th ed. New York: Longman, Print.
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