Organizing and Revising Essays The Writing Process

Revising: Reviewing the Draft (cont.)

• Topic sentences
• Make sense when read together?
• Support thesis?
• Logical order?
• Supporting sentences
• Support topic sentence?
• Logical order?

Revising: Reviewing the Draft (cont.)

• Conclusion
• Complements introduction when read together?
• Furthers ideas in essay?
• Ties essay together?
• Provides a satisfying ending?

Revising: Reviewing the Draft (cont.)

• General tips
• REVISION TAKES TIME!
• Plan to write at least three drafts
• 1st draft… Focus on the BIG stuff
• Overall organization of essay
• May revisit this step several times
• 2nd draft… Concentrate your efforts
• Edit
• 3rd draft… Get nitpicky
• Proofread

Editing: Punctuation, Grammar, Spelling, Mechanics

• Check:
• Spelling
• Grammar
• Subject/verb agreement
• Search for PERFECT word
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Search for strong verbs
• Cut extraneous material

Proofreading: Final Check

• Take a break before proofing.
• Do not rush it.
• Read your essay aloud.
• Read your essay slowly.
• Have an unbiased pair of eyes look your essay over. (The CTL!)

Some General Tips

• Always take time between revision sessions to distance yourself from your work.
• Ask instructors/unbiased readers (CTL) what mistakes YOU commonly make and then LOOK FOR THOSE when revising.
• Use hard copies to revise.

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