English 0311: The writing process

English 0311: The Writing Process (2)

Revision is not the same as just checking for grammar, punctuation and spelling errors! When you do a revision of your writing, it means that you need to completely re-vision what you are trying to say.

This requires you to think about it all over again, and then change it to make it read exactly how you want it to read, in a way that will serve your audience well.

No real-world writer, no matter how expert, writes something, immediately turns it in and expects it to be good. Not even the best professional writer can do that.

Usually the best method for revising your writing is to let it sit overnight and then then come back to it. Then READ IT OUT LOUD! Move around sentences, paragraphs, and words, change phrases and vocabulary, and make sure it comes out sounding as educated as you are!

Question: (click on the right answer):
In order to properly revise your work you should :
Look it over again and again until you find the errors. If you do that you are sure to discover what is wrong with the text.
Write it at least two days before the due date, so you can leave it overnight and then fix it the following day before it is due.
Write it out on the computer and then turn it in immediately so you don't forget the subject and so it doesn't get "stale."
Run the spell-check program on what you wrote, and then turn it in. You can't afford to waste time fooling with the text!

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