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=== Revision Step 1: Adjust and Reorganize Content === | === Revision Step 1: Adjust and Reorganize Content === | ||
| − | + | In this step, you go through your draft to see if there are any sections that need adjustments. This may include: | |
| + | * Elaborating a point | ||
| + | * Shortening sections | ||
| + | * Changing location of sentences, sections or paragraphs | ||
| + | * Removing extraneous information such as unnecessary summary | ||
=== Revision Step 2: Edit for Style === | === Revision Step 2: Edit for Style === | ||
Revision as of 20:19, 12 April 2008
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Introduction
Editing and Revising is the final stage of the writing process that allows you to transform the draft you have into a flawless piece of writing. Essentially, this is where you 'hunt' for mistakes and take a look at the whole document to see if things make sense and sound right.
Editing and Revising Steps
Following are the steps to be followed, as suggested in the course text. We shall summarize each one of them, and provide additional details obtained from class exercises and web resources.
Revision Step 1: Adjust and Reorganize Content
In this step, you go through your draft to see if there are any sections that need adjustments. This may include:
- Elaborating a point
- Shortening sections
- Changing location of sentences, sections or paragraphs
- Removing extraneous information such as unnecessary summary
