lesun 4

Question 1

The act of revising, correcting, and editing.

Answer 1

revision

Question 2

Means looking again at what we have written to see how we can improve it.

Answer 2

revision

Question 3

As a general rule, the best time to revise is

Answer 3

wait a few hours–even a day or two, if possible–in order to gain some distance from your work.

Question 4

THINGS TO CONSIDER IN REVISING AN ESSAY OR COMPOSITION (3)

Answer 4

• revision entails rethinking your thesis
• revision entails making structural changes

-revision takes time

Question 5

Because clarity of vision is the result of experience, it is unreasonable to expect to come up with the best thesis possible—one that clearly accounts for the complexities of the issue at hand—before beginning a draft, or even during a first draft. The best theses evolve; they are the products of the kind of precise thinking that is only possible to achieve by writing. Successful revision involves bringing your thesis into focus—or, changing it altogether.

Answer 5

revision entails rethinking your thesis

Question 6

Drafting is usually a process of discovering an idea or argument. Your argument will not become clearer if
you only tinker with individual sentences. Successful revision involves
bringing the strongest ideas to the front of the essay, reordering the main points,
cutting irrelevant sections, adding implications. It also involves making the argument’s structure visible by strengthening topic sentences and transitions.

Answer 6

revision entails making structural changes

Question 7

is usually a process of discovering an idea or argument.

Answer 7

drafting

Question 8

Avoid shortcuts: the reward for sustained effort is a clearer, more persuasive, more sophisticated essay than a first draft can be.

Answer 8

revision takes time

Question 9

revision checklist (10)

Answer 9

1. Does the essay have a clear and concise main idea? Is this idea made clear to the reader in a thesis statement early in the essay
   (usually in the introduction)?
2. Does the essay have a specific purpose (such as to inform, entertain, evaluate, or persuade)?
   Have you made this purpose
   clear to the reader?
3. Does the introduction create interest in the topic and make your audience want to read on?
4. Is there a clear plan and sense of organization to the essay?
   Does each paragraph develop logically from the previous one?
5. Is each paragraph clearly related to the main idea of the essay? Is there enough information in the essay to support the main idea?
6. Is the main point of each paragraph clear? Is each point adequately and
   clearly defined in a topic sentence and supported with specific details?
7. Are there clear transitions from one paragraph to the next? Have key words and ideas been given proper emphasis in the sentences and paragraphs?
8. Are the sentences clear and direct? Can they be understood on the first
   reading? Are the sentences varied in length and structure? Could any
   sentences be improved by combining or restructuring them?
9. Are the words in the essay clear and precise? Does the essay maintain a
   consistent tone?
10. Does the essay have an effective conclusion–one that emphasizes the main idea and provides a sense completeness?