This handout moves from the sentence-level to the paragraph, offering tips on revising paragraphs for maximum readability. Sense of sentence-by-sentence flow by which the reader moves through a passage, witheach sentence connecting to the previous one and the one that follows The beginning of a...
This handout moves from the sentence-level to the paragraph, offering tips on revising paragraphs for maximum readability. Sense of sentence-by-sentence flow by which the reader moves through a passage, witheach sentence connecting to the previous one and the one that follows The beginning of a...
The second stage of the revision process requires that you look closely at your content at the paragraph level. At this stage, you’re examining the amount and specificity of information in the paragraphs that make up each unit of support. The following questions will guide you through the mid...
Editing is not concerned with these substantial structural changes. Instead, it focuses on tinier issues like sentence structure and phrasing. These are also known as “local changes.” This is also the second step to improving your writing. After revising, you edit your paper to ensure the mes...
Step 4:Rewrite your paragraphsso each one fleshes out the topic sentence. Why paste the new outline into a new document and start over? Because it’ll take longer if you don’t.Trust me. Step 5: Step away from the essay for at least 30 minutes.Go for a walk. Get something...
As Okemos High School teacher Dawn Reed describes in this video, revision goes beyond correcting errors and fixing punctuation. That’s actually called copyediting or sentence-level editing. Revision is more global. It tackles the big elements of the rhetorical problem: ...
It will cover general concerns related to audience-centered writing, and it will present practical suggestions for whole-text as well as paragraph- and sentence-level revisions. Goals 1. To help you develop a greater sensitivity to audience in your writing. 2. To help you develop sustainable, ...
Lou Kelly's "One-on-One, Iowa City Style: Fifty Years of Individualized Instruction" serves as an example of a theoretical article. William M. Stull's The Heartford Sentence Combining Laboratory: From Theory to Program" is an example of a theory into practice text, and Muriel Harris' and...
Deadlock Syn: (n.) standoff, impasse (n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions (v.) to bring such to a standstill Syn: (n.) standoff, impasse Ant: (n.) agreement, accord, breakthrough 8 8 ...
6. Varying your sentences Revising by adding a second complete thought FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So) Compound sentence Coordination Compound sentence Compound sentence-Activity 6. Varying your sentences Four methods to revise simple sentences. ● Add a second complete thought (...