1. The Writing Process: Revising, Editing and Proofreading

2. 4 BASES UNITY, SUPPORT COHERENCE AND SENTENCE SKILLS!

3. UNITY -all materials are on the same target..same point

4. SUPPORT -enough specific evidence?

5. COHERENCE -is the paper organzied, transitions, tied together…DOES IT MAKE SENSE?

6. Sentence Skills - look for grammar errors

7. Evidence -support, reasons, facts, details, statistics, quote, anecdote, observation, interview, library, RELEVANT! Unified, adequate, dramatic, accurate,

8. Evidence Continued… Check…Tone, attitude, style, avoid cliché, word choice, avoid redundancy, wordiness, avoid slang! Use complex sentences

9. TRANSITIONS! -additonal signals, first of all furthermore -space signals, next, below, -change direction, but, however, yet, in contrast -illustration- for example, for instance Conlusion- therfore, consequently, thus, as a result, finally

10. Think about… Have an Editor’s Mindset Revising Editing Proofreading

11. An Editor’s Mindset Polishing rather than creating

12. Self Editing Issues Give yourself some space......But not too much Learn your tendencies What are your goals?

13. Peer Editing Issues Degree of help needed Have enough time before submission Balance criticisms with compliments

14. Procuring Peer Editors Writers need readers Good editors are worth their weight in gold Don’t abuse them; give them your best work

15. Layers of Effective Writing Content Organization Style Appearance Rewriting Revising Editing Proofreading

16. Revising For Organization Moving around and adding/removing major pieces of text This is an important aspect Hard, but rewarding

17. Don’t Forget: Elements of the Essay Thesis Statement/Hypothesis/Objectives Introduction/Body/Conclusion Topic Sentences for each paragraph

18. Logical Flow Linear process: A → B → C → D Does the content build on itself?

19. Audience Appropriateness Will the content be clear for the intended audience?

20. Editing for Style Micro-logical aspects of the text…is it logical? Is this readable? What style is appropriate? Do the sentences flow?

21. Clarity If it can be misinterpreted, it is wrong Make changes to vague, absolute, misleading, and commonly misinterpreted words

22. Conciseness If words or phrases can be removed while maintaining meaning, do it Change passive voice, negative form

23. More General Editing Tips Read aloud Hard copy vs. Electronic (edit with red pen) Tracking changes

24. Proofreading Grammar, spelling, formatting Spellcheck and grammar check are not enough Read each word and sentence carefully

25. Proofreading Yourself Best results when rested Learn your common mistakes

26. General Proofreading Tips Read aloud Watch every comma (and other punctuation)

27. WRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE END!