By: Kristina Yegoryan
At times students think that writing a paper a
night before can be a miracle
What about REVISION and EDITING then?
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Writing process is a process that can be
compared to the process and steps in
baking a cake!
Writing a Paper VS. Baking a Cake
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BRAINSTORMING/ MAKING THE LIST
OF INGREDIENTS
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REALIZING THE LIST/Shopping
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ORGNIZING
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DECORATING
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1) PREWRITING
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2) DRAFTING
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3) REVISING
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4) EDITING
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(PUBLISHING)
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The MOST IMPORTANT step in the Writing
Process.
This is where your paper goes from being
rough to almost complete.
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What does revision mean?
 To See Again
Where does revision take place in the Writing
Process?
 After drafting and before editing
Why is revision so important?
 We learn to write by rewriting. Revision gives
us the opportunity to construct the “perfect”
piece of communication
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GLOBAL- looking at the bigger picture
Organization of the paper
Thesis statement
Topic sentences
LOCAL -looking at a sentence level
Word order
Sentence structure and sentence variety
Global Revision: ORGNIZING
The ESSAY
K’s ESSAY MAN
INTRODUCTION
THESIS (Argument + A, B, and C supports)
A
BODY
B
C
CONCLUSION
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Unity refers to each part of the essay and the larger
whole
An unified paper shows a clear relationship between
the thesis statement and topic sentences, and between
the topic sentences and supporting sentences in the
paragraph.
An entire paper focused on supporting a central point is
a unified paper.
A unified essay will have all the elements of an
essay including:
1. Introduction paragraph with a thesis statement
2. Body paragraphs with topic sentences
connected back to the thesis statement
3. A conclusion paragraph connected back to the
thesis statement
Ask yourself…
1.Does this point unmistakably follow from the
previous idea?
2. Is this point really clear?
3. Should the ideas be ordered in a different
way?
Old New Contract
An effective way to create coherence in your writing
is to follow something called the old/new contract.
This “contract” asks that as a writer you begin your
sentences with something old—something that links
to what was previously stated—and then to end
with something new.
Adapted from the following book:
Ramage, John, John Bean, June Johnson. The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing. New York: Longman, 2003. Print.
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REVISING - ORGANIZATION
Make sure you have written enough support
for your ideas. If not, add more support or
specific examples.
REREAD the prompt if you have to. Make sure
you are following the prompt requirements.
Take it to the Writing Center with plenty of
time!
Show it to one of your peers in your class
(someone you trust).
4. Editing: Correct ideas by
checking grammar, mechanics,
punctuation, and spelling
3. Revision: Improve writing by
checking organization, unity,
coherence, clarity
1. Prewriting Generate ideas
brainstorm, cluster, list, freewrite
2. Drafting: Shape ideas from
prewriting by paragraphing.
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EDITING - DECORATION OF THE PAPER
Looking at the PUNCTUATION and
GRAMMAR
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Make sure there are no FRAGMENTS
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Check your VERB TENSES
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Check your MLA FORMAT
What’s the difference between revising
and editing?
•Revision involves making changes to your paper’s
organization, structure, and content
•Editing involves making sure your paper follows standard
English and is free of grammatical and mechanical errors
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Read your paper out loud
Read your paper backwards: start with the last
sentence to help you focus on
grammar/mechanics as opposed to content
Use an editing checklist
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Did you eliminate comma splices, run-ons, and fragments?
Did you check for subject/verb agreement?
Did you check for pronoun agreement?
Did you use your apostrophes correctly?
Did you use semicolons correctly?
Did you punctuate the dependant clauses correctly?
Are your verb tenses consistent?
Did you avoid writing in the passive voice (unless this was your
intention)?
Did you check your spelling?
Did you check for proper capitalization?
Did you replace “to be” verbs with strong action verbs?
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Ode to my spell checker
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Eye strike a quay and type a word and weight for it to say
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It nose bee fore two long and eye can put the error rite.
Its rare lea ever wrong.
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I am shore your pleased to no.
Its letter perfect awl the way.
My checker told me sew.
--Anon
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Serve the cake
and enjoy!
Turn in the paper
and relax!
Let’s watch some videos on how technology
affects on our writing, spelling, and takes away
the time to do proper Revision and Editing!
http://lavcenglish69.wordpress.com/videos/
http://www.ted.com/talks/a_ted_speaker_s_worst_nightmare.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/rives_tells_a_story_of_mixed_emoticons.html