Transcript Revision Workshop

Revision Strategies
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Writing Resources Center (WRC)
Locations:
125 Cameron
Atkins Library
Center for Graduate Life (CGL)
Phone:
704-687-1899
Web:
writing.uncc.edu
Appointments:
uncc.mywconline.com
E-mail:
[email protected]
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Workshop Objectives
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Become familiar with reasons for revision
Discover resources for help with revision
Practice revision
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What Is Revision?
Revision is:
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A stage in the writing process that is done before
proofreading and editing
The careful examination of a paper for unity, coherence
and adequate development
Revision is not:
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Editing, proofreading or just changing errors
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Why Revise?
Revision allows you to re-see your piece of writing in
order to:
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Fulfill your purpose
Review your focus
Address your audience
Generate additional ideas and information
Omit what is not necessary
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Tips For Revision
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Give yourself plenty of time to revise; set a special amount of
time just for revision
Stay flexible with your writing; be ready to change anything at
any time
Read the paper out loud and listen to it; read it into a tape
recorder or to a friend
Read through your paper focusing on one thing at a time:
 Read for content
 Read for organization
 Read for expressions
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Reading for Content
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Do you have a clear thesis that accurately
presents your focus?
Are your points appropriate for your audience
and purpose?
Does your conclusion wrap up all your points
effectively?
Information taken from Barbara Fine Clouse’s A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers
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Reading for Organization
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Do your ideas follow logically from one to the
next?
Do your paragraphs follow logically from one to
the next?
Do you transition smoothly between paragraphs
relating your ideas to each other?
Information taken from Barbara Fine Clouse’s A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers
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Reading for Expression
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Do you overuse any particular words?
Have you avoided wordiness?
Have you eliminated clichés?
Do you vary your sentence structure?
Information taken from Barbara Fine Clouse’s A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers
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Tips For Revision
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Questions to ask while revising
 Have I met the requirements of the assignments?
 Did I focus on what I intended?
 Have I achieved my purpose?
 Have I written the paper so that audience understands my
purpose?
 What is the main idea?
 Have I answered important questions about the main idea?
 Have I explored the subject fully?
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Revision Practice
Choose one of the following options, and try it
out with your paper:
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Write 2 new introductions
Write 2 new conclusions
Switch your introduction & your conclusion
Put your draft aside, and quickly write down all the
points you want to make
In a paragraph, describe how your paper engages
with the assignment topic
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