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8/12/2019 WQ14 WRD104 Revisions
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PERSUASIVE
RESEARCH ESSAY:
MAJOR REVISIONS
WRD104: Composition & Rhetoric
II
Winter 2014
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PROOF READING
Addressing Lower
Level Concerns:
Grammar
Spelling
Proper &
Appropriate
Formatting
All elements in the
e-Portfolio should
beproofread
Print out your texts
Read them out loud
Do in chunks in
short periods of
time
Do when all
revisions are done
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EDITING
Still addressing
Lower Level
Concerns:
Word Choice
Sentence
phrasing
Specifyingpronouns
All elements in thee-Portfolio should beedited
Separate you
document bysentence; read eachone out loud slowly.Is it complete andclear on its own?
Underline allpronounsis it clearwhich each refers to?
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REVISION
Addressing Higher Order Concerns:
Is it answering the prompt?
Is it worth saying?
Does it communicate what you intend?
Is it organized and structured?
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REVISION
You must conduct a Major Revision of
your Persuasive Research Essay and
display it in your Final e-Portfolio
This will account for 5% of your Overall
WRD104 Grade
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WHY REVISE?
Writing is a process; as we engage in this process,we discover new connections
Revising lets us see our writing from a criticalperspective Reconsider your arguments
Refine your purpose
Review your evidence
Reorganize your presentation & structure
Polish your tone
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HOW TO REVISE?
Wait: Give yourself space from your draft to see itanew
Prioritize: Dont try to do it all in one sitting you
are guaranteed to make more improvements bydoing a little at a timefocus on one type ofrevision at a time
Try varying the mediumprint out drafts, changethe font type and size, or make other changes tohelp see it anew
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HOW TO REVISE
Review the Assignment Prompt & Guidelines
Identify the main components of the assignment (seethe guidelines)
Underline where in your essay you accomplish eachelement of the assignment
For each element you identify, critically assesswhether this element is strong enoughif not, howcan you improve on this element
If elements are missing, begin to develop these newelements
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HOW TO REVISE
Focus on your thesis statement: Does it address you claim and call to action?
Does it indicate each of the main reason you provide tosupport your claim and call to action?
Try a reverse outline to check!
Does it make a sophisticated point, or is this somethingany one could say?
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HOW TO REVISE
Focus on your organization: Highlight all of your topic sentences and transitions
Do all of the topic sentences clearly connect to your thesis
statement? If not, consider the purpose of the paragraph, and rework to
support your thesis
Do all of your transitions fluidly indicate the connection
between the ideas of the paragraphs involved? If not, rework to more clearly connect these concepts (you
might even have to move the paragraphs altogether)
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HOW TO REVISE
Focus on the essay as a whole:After a break of a couple hours, or preferably a day, read
the essay out loud.
Make a mark at any point where you stumbled, paused,or got confused while reading Make sure you read all the way through before fixing anything
Identify the root problem of each instance:
Long sentences can be revised to be more direct by usingActive Verbs or broken down into smaller sentences
Ambiguous sentences can be revised by identifyingspecific nouns (they that he/she)
Polish the integration of quotes to ensure they are fluid andclear and fit with your words
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HOW TO REVISE
Go over previous feedback
Look at all the feedback youve received this
quarter
Identifypatternsin my comments & peer
review partners comments
Identify if you are still making these choices,
and revise them to resolve the issue
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HOW TO REVISE
Get as much feedback as possible! Have an informal peer review session with your cohort
group
Visit the Writing Center
bring the assignment prompt
www.depaul.edu/writing
Have someone who doesnt know about the topic identifyelements needing more explanation
Have someone who disagrees with your stance identifyways of improving counterarguments
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REVISION REMINDERS
Give your self time to revise in several sittings
dont try to do it all at once
Use Save As and make multiple drafts, rather Save over one
draft
Dont be afraid of dramatic or big changes
Writing is a processbig changes demonstrate progress in yourthinking
Dont be sad about cutting something you like if it doesntrelate, doesnt match your tone, or is just confusing
Save it! You might be able to use it some where else