| Revision
Rewriting a paper does not consist of correcting spelling and grammar errors. Rather, it calls for taking a close look at your paper's organization, the strength of its thesis, and the power and persuasiveness of its evidence and examples. Good rewriting requires making cuts and additions, reworking sentences and sometimes entire paragraphs, and moving (cutting and pasting) sentences and even paragraphs to other locations in the paper. Editing a text on screen can result in various types of errors slipping beyond your attention. To avoid overlooking them, print out the paper so that you can work from hard copy. For more information on revision, review p. I-29 in The New St. Martin's Handbook: (the last bulleted item: "avoid equating . . . .") and chapter four (same text): "Revising and Editing," pp. 50-69. |
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