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Revising Content and Organization

“The best advice I can give on this is, once it’s done, to put it away until you can read it with new eyes. Finish the [writing], print it out, then put it in a drawer and write other things. When you’re ready, pick it up and read it, as if you’ve never read it before. If there are things you aren’t satisfied with as a reader, go in and fix them as a writer: that’s revision.” — Neil Gaiman

After reading the quote above, consider your process for Revising your writing: What steps do you take when revising? Why is taking time to revise so important?

Global Revision: Revising Content & Ideas

Additional Revision Strategy

Analyzing Word Choice (Diction)

Definition

  • Does your word choice contribute to an appropriate tone?
  • Does your essay clearly:
  • Convey a Purpose
  • Address an appropriate audience
  • State a thesis

REVISION: A process of making changes to improve both what your essay says and how it is said; clarification of your ideas.

  • Is your diction appropriate for the style of writing?

Without looking at your essay, write a one-paragraph statement of purpose and audience for your essay: what do you really want to get across to your readers, and who are you hoping to reach in this essay? Then, re-read your essay with your written statement in mind. Are your stated purpose and audience evident in the essay?

  • Do you have enough reasons and evidence to support your thesis?
  • Are your ideas organized effectively and logically?
  • Do you use concrete and specific nouns rather than vague or unclear words?
  • Are your Introduction and Conclusion successful in creating interest and introducing and wrapping up your ideas?

Final Thoughts

Local Revision: Analyzing Sentences

Strategies for Revision

  • Are your Sentences Concise?
  • Delete empty (filler) words and phrases
  • Allow Time in Between for a New Perspective

“This constant struggle between wanting to be finished and wanting to finish well” - (how poet Juan Ramón Jiménez describes the revision process)

  • Read the Draft Aloud to Discover Confusing Paragraphs, Awkward Wording, Grammar Errors
  • Are your Sentences Varied?
  • Use a variety of sentence types
  • Vary the length of your sentences
  • Have Others Read Your Draft
  • Are your Sentences Grammatically Correct?

“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”

—Ernest Hemingway

  • Have a Purpose: Revise Content Only First Then Revise Grammatical Issues
  • Do you use strong, active verbs?
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