Monday, February 25, 2019

Revision is a Necessary Stage in the Writing Process


Revising: The 4th Stage in the Writing Process

Revising is an important part of the Writing Process.  Each stage of the Writing Process provides your writing with more polish and professionalism that cannot be met if stages are skipped.  


The generally identifiable stages of the Writing Process are Pre-Writing, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing.  However, within those stages, there are various steps to take to accomplish each stage prior to moving on to the next stage.




The steps to take to accomplish these stages of the Writing Process are:
Step 1: Understanding the Assignment
·                     Understanding Assignments
·                     How You will be Assessed
·                     How do I DOMINATE my Essay??
·                     Flow Chart
·                     Experts in the Field
·                     Read Critically and Thoughtfully
·                     The Writing Process: Correct Format
·                     Virtual Library
·                     Guide for Writers
·                     Choosing a Controversial Topic

Step 2: Researching Academic Sources for Your Topic
·                     RESEARCH
·                     The Research Process: Step-by-Step
·                     The Writing Process: Basics
·                     Writing Original Work
·                     Locating and Using Sources
·                     Critical Thinking Strategies
·                     The Writing Process: Evaluating Argument in Sources
·                     Locating Academic Sources
·                     Locating QUALITY Sources
·                     Audience
·                     Writer's Block Symptoms and Cures
·                     Create CLEAR Source Notes

Step 3: Organizing Your Ideas
·                     The Writing Process: Structure
·                     PRE-WRITING: Gather and Sort Ideas
·                     Brainstorming
·                     Discover Ideas Through Brainstorming
·                     Venn Diagram
·                     Outline Guidelines
·                     Outlines (Basics)
·                     Types of Common Paragraphs in Academic Essays
·                     Bullet Points

Step 4: Writing an Original Essay in Logical Order
·                     The Writing Process: Order of Content
·                     WRITE
·                     3-Part-Structure
·                     Drafting
·                     Writing Must Lead Sources
·                     Counter-Arguments
·                     Transitioning
·                     Abstract
·                     The 3-Point, 5-Paragraph Essay

Step 5: Reviewing Writing for Flow, Clarity, Conciseness, and Argument
·                     REVISING
·                     How to Revise an Essay
·                     Revising Drafts
·                     Proofreading
·                     Reading Aloud
·                     Writing Leads Sources

Step 6: Fixing Style, Punctuation, Grammar, and References
·                     The Writing Process: Style
·                     EDITING
·                     Edit Style
·                     Necessary Edits
·                     The Writing Process: Style of Essays
·                     Editing Helper (Grammar and References Guides)
·                     Fragments and Run-ons

Step 7: Documentation Style and Eliminating Plagiarism
·                     Formatting in Microsoft WORD--USAGE TUTORIALS
·                     PUBLISHING
·                     Use Sources Correctly
·                     The Writing Process: Source Usage
·                     Plagiarism
·                     Formatting
·                     The Writing Process: Source Citations
·                     Compatible Format
·                     Types of Formatting Styles
·                     Using MLA
·                     Using APA




See these revision lessons…
Revising at the Sentence-level
Revising at the Paragraph-level
Revising at the Essay-level
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