Difference between revisions of "Editing and Revising"

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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
Imagine you were given a manual on how to fix your car engine. You took the book home, opened it up and started reading. What would make you throw the book away? How would you react if there was no 'Table of Contents'? Would you continue reading the book if there were no definitions on terms such as "carburetor" or "distribution cap"? What if there was no introduction to the chapter you were reading about?
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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.
  
What the car manual lacks is 'Revision'.
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Following are the steps suggested by the course text.
  
Revision is an integral part of the writing process where you look at your writing and figure out if the structure makes sense. You want the reader to get the flow and understand what the next paragraph talks about. Also, you want to make sure that important points are covered so that no sections are left out without proper elaboration.
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:1. Adjusting and reorganizing content
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:2. Editing for style
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:3. Editing for grammar
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:4. Editing for mechanics
  
Now that you understand what revision is, how about Editing?
 
  
Editing is the process of going through the grammar, and sentence structure. It is what you may call 'mechanical' changes.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 19:39, 12 April 2008

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.

Following are the steps suggested by the course text.

1. Adjusting and reorganizing content
2. Editing for style
3. Editing for grammar
4. Editing for mechanics


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Revision Step 1: Adjust and Reorganize Content

Revision Step 2: Edit for Style

Revision Step 3: Edit for Grammar

Revision Step 4: Edit for Mechanics

Revision Step 5: Add Content