1. 1.6 Final Drafts (Editing)
The Writing Process
1.6 Final Drafts
(Editing)

2. To Write a Good Final Draft
Read your essay as if you’re a critic.
Respond to content but also to style.

3. Starting Principle Write for yourself, but edit for readers.
Specific areas to pay attention to:
grammar
punctuation
style

4. Grammar Fragments, run-ons, comma splices Subject-verb agreement
Pronoun-referent agreement

5. Punctuation
Commas
Apostrophes
Semi-colon
Full colon

6. Style
Parallel Structure
Wordy Sentences
Awkward or unclear phrases

7. The Last Step: Proofreading
Make sure your essay says what you think it says.
Check spelling, punctuation, grammar.
Neatly white out or neatly cross out errors
and write corrections in ink.
More than half the errors in final drafts
are not caused by ignorance
but by carelessness.