Revising is taking another look at your writing and making changes to it.
Editing is proofreading or correcting errors in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
REVISING VS. EDITING
Analyze sentence lengths – You need to make sure you have a balance of short, medium, and long sentences. Also, avoid run-on sentences by using punctuation.
REVISING
Sentence variety contributes to the organization and presentation of the topic throughout the essay.
REVISING
Varied sentence types, lengths, and constructions produce a freshness of expression, insight into the writing situation, a sense of the writer’s voice and tone, and they demonstrate creative writing strategies.
REVISING
Add Dialogue – You may add dialogue by sharing interesting quotes with your reader or by using a conversation between two or more people to make a point.
REVISING
Show, Don’t Tell – Let your reader experience the story through action, words, thoughts, senses, and feelings rather than by telling them facts.
REVISING
CUPS Capitalization – capitalize the first word of every sentence, names of people, places, and proper nouns.
EDITING
Understanding – Reread your essay to determine if it makes sense. Indent every paragraph. Add details about your topic.
EDITING
Punctuation – End each sentence with the correct punctuation (., ?, !). Use commas to separate lists, and before conjunctions.
EDITING
Read your paper aloud to a friend. Listen for correct grammar and subject verb agreement.
REVISING AND EDITING