During revision, check
your essay for the following:
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As you read through the
essay, think about the purpose of your writing. Does
your essay reflect the purpose? Is it a narrative
(story); descriptive; persuasive or expository essay?
Make sure you have made the topic the type of essay you
needed to do.
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Check your paragraphs.
Does each one have one topic or idea being developed?
Does it seem to be clearly stated or have you confused the
issue you are discussing? If your essay is
descriptive, did you develop the writing using your senses
and/or spatial development? If the essay is a
narrative, have you told the story in order?
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Check your sentence
structure. Is each sentence a complete thought?
The only time you may have a fragment is when you have
dialogue - one person talking to another. For example:
"Mom, may I go to the store," Jon said, "and buy some ice
cream?"
"Sure."
Otherwise, every sentence should be complete and make
sense by itself.
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Have another person read
your essay. Does it make sense to them? What do
you need to clarify?
When you are finished with
the revision, go on to proofreading.
(Revision and proofreading
are really the most important parts of the writing process.
ALWAYS revise and proofread your draft...then, create a clean
final copy to hand in.)
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