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REVISION

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WRITING PROCESS

  1. Invention-Brainstorm
  2. Planning
  3. Drafting
  4. Revision
  5. Editing

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REVISING

EDITING

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KILL YOUR DARLINGS

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BE OKAY TO CHANGE, �BREAK YOUR WRITING

  • The process of getting to an excellent product takes TIME!

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  • Move, rewrite, break paragraphs
  • Rewrite sentences
  • Check transitions
  • Revise thesis

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REVISING PROCESSES

ALIGNMENT

  • Did I follow directions?
  • Did I answer the question?
  • Did I do what I wanted or needed?

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DISCOVERY

  • Recognizing writing could change and improve.
  • “A Work of Art Is Never Finished, Merely Abandoned”

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CONTENT REVISION

  • Add things
    • claims, stronger evidence, clear reasoning

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  • Remove things
    • doesn’t support thesis
    • not relevant to prompt

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  • Refining
    • Is my thesis specific to what I wrote?
    • Selecting more accurate claims, evidence

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  1. What is my thesis?
  2. Does this sentence help support, or lead to support of my thesis?

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STRUCTURAL REVISION

  • Sequence of claims as a whole
    • Do paragraphs clearly support thesis?

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  • Sequence of logic within a paragraph
    • Does evidence clearly support TS?

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  • What you decide to use in introduction or conclusion

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  • Transitions

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  • Highlight in different colors: Thesis, Topic Sentences, Evidence, Signal Phrase, Commentary

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  • Circle any use of 1st or 2nd pronouns. Consider if it needs to change.�
  • Put a square around any verbs of being. Consider if it could be an active verb (this might require rewriting the sentence)�
  • Underline any sentences or word choice you want to change. �
  • Summarize each paragraph in a short phrase in the margins,

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PAINT LAST

Preparing a text for READER’s expectation of OUR writing.

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EDITING

Grammar

  • Punctuation
  • Word order
  • VERBS – avoid “is”

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  • Patterns of error
    • ASK!
    • GOOGLE!

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Style

  • Word choice
    • Cut down “I”
    • Avoid “we” and other weak verbs
  • Sentence Structure
  • Think about communicating and persuading an audience
  • Be consistent and be your (professional) self.

Format

  • MLA

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  • Heading
  • Header
  • 12 pt
  • Double space
  • Times New Roman

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