Revision and Editing What is the difference Revision

Revision and Editing What is the difference?

Revision To see with new eyes • Wait 24 hours or more between drafts. • Your brain remembers what you wanted to write • Revision is the most important part of writing! • Revision is about CONTENT • Ideas, thoughts, and concepts • What your paper is trying to say

Revision To see with new eyes • If you are________ you are revising. • Adding words • Changing the order of words • Adding/Subtracting Sentences • Moving Paragraphs • Adding more information

Editing Grammar and Spelling • Wait 24 hours or more between drafts. • Your brain remembers what you wanted to write • Editing allows your reader to understand you. • Editing is about grammar. • Punctuation • Spelling • formatting

Editing Grammar and Spelling • If you are________ you are editing. • Fixing spelling • Adding punctuation • Checking commas • Indenting Paragraphs • Formatting your paper

Revision & Editing • Using these two steps helps make your paper • Easier to read • Easier to understand • More likely to show your true thoughts

Revision & Editing • Sometimes they overlap • You can correct a spelling mistake if you see it while revising you paper • You can change the words of a sentence to make more sense during editing • Repeat these steps to make your paper better than it was before!

Traditional Writing Process Research Organize st 1 Draft Revise Edit Final Draft

REAL Writing Process Organize st 1 Research Draft Other Drafts Revise Final Draft Edit