English 0950

January 2009
Basics of Revision
Purpose
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of a
draft
Make changes to improve the draft
Stages of Revision
Global
Paragraph
Sentence
Editing
Global Revision
Focus On
Overall effectiveness of essay
Strategies
Quick read
 Approximately 1-2 minutes/page
 No pen!

Compare draft to original plan

Summary notes
 Strengths
 Weaknesses
 Priorities for further revision
Paragraph Revision
Focus On
Organization
Development
Focus
Strategies
Paced read
Marginal notes
Experimentation with individual paragraphs
Sentence Revision
Focus On
Language
Grammar
Strategies
Slow read out loud
Identify and analyze sentence patterns
Experiment with sentences
Editing
Focus On
Correctness
Consistency
Conventions
Strategies
Backwards read
Technology and tools