Notes on chapter 4

Notes on Chapter 4

·         Revising, Editing, and Proof reading

-          Revising ( re-seeing your work)

The process of working out the thesis and structural support of your essay. Requires you to think of the “Big picture”.

·         Practice Peer Review

-          Peer Review (when others read your work and offer constructive criticism)

·         Revision Strategies

- strengthen your thesis

- make a list of paragraph topics or points

- gather a handful of colored pens/highlighters

- print out your essay

- color code all sentences

- evaluate leftovers

- make corrections on your computer

·         Editing Strategies

-          Always edit from the printed copy, not on the computer

-          Make corrections by hand on your paper

Finally – Read out loud and proof read