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DraftingandRevisionYeZhaoqingNovember3,2010

Whatisrevision?RevisionisathinkingprocessLookingatyourwritingwitha“fresheye”RethinkingwhatyouhavewrittenandaskingyourselfquestionsaboutitseffectivenessMakingimportantdecisionsaboutthebestwaystofocus,organize,develop,clarify,andemphasizeyourideas

Whendoesrevisionoccur?Beforedrafting,duringdrafting,betweenpartsofdrafts,andtheendofdraftsReviseaword,asentence,aparagraph,oranentireessay

MisconceptionsaboutrevisionRevisionoccursthroughoutthewritingprocessRevisionisnotlimitedtoeditingorproofreadingRevisionisnotpunishment

1.Revisingforpurposeandthesis1).Whatistheobjectiveofmywriting?(Inform,persuade,oramusethereaders?Spurthemtoaction?Convincethemtochangetheirminds?Givethemanewidea?)HaveIfulfilledtheobjective?2).Doesmyessayreflectmyclearlyunderstoodpurposebyofferinganappropriatelynarrowedandfocusedthesis?

2.RevisingforideasandevidenceIsthereaclearrelationshipbetweenmythesisandeachofthemajorpointspresentedinthebodyofthemyessay?HaveIincludedallthemajorpointsnecessarytothereaders’understandingofmysubjectorhaveIomittedpertinentones?(Alsoexcludetheirrelevantideas?)AremymajorpointslocatedandstatedclearlyinspecificlanguagesothatreaderscaneasilyseewhatpositionIamtakingineachpartofmydiscussion?Lookcloselyattheevidence

LookcloselyattheevidenceLearntodistinguishfactfromopinionSupportyouropinionswithevidenceEvaluatethestrengthofyourevidenceUseenoughspecificsupportingevidence

4.Revisingforclarityandstyle1).IseachofmysentencesasclearandpreciseasitcouldbeforreaderswhodonotknowwhatIknow?2).Arethereanysentencesthatareunnecessarilywordy?3).Doanysentencesrunonfortoolongtobefullyunderstood?Cananyrepetitiveorchoppysentencesbecombinedtoachiev