Post on 21-Dec-2015
Revise vs Edit
Revisevs Edit
Remember…this is the basis for
understanding the difference
between revising & editing.
ARMS
Substitute: - trade words or sentences for others
Move: - change a sentence or word placement
Remove: - unneeded words/sentences
Add : - sentences - words
You don’t necessarily have to read the passage to edit
You are not reading for comprehension so it doesn’t matter what the passage is about.
• Reread• Check for capitals• Check end punctuation• Check commas, colons, semi-colons,
apostrophes, quotation marks• Highlights any words that MIGHT be
misspelled. Look the word up in the dictionary • Check you paragraph indentions• Can YOU read it
Spelling: check all words – use the dictionary
CUPS Capitalization: - Proper Nouns (Names, Places) - Titles - Months - I Usage: - subject/verb agreement Punctuation: periods question marks exclamation points commas quotes colon semi-colon
Remember, you don’t necessarily have to read the passage to revise
Understand that you are not reading for comprehension. “I don’t care what the passage is about.”
When revising you might need to read the sentence before and the sentence after to understand the context
Reread Stop and think about your writing
Change sentences – add words by using more interesting vocabulary Replace information that’s unclear Take out sentences Delete unrelated informationAdd in sentences New information or ideas Think about your writing outloud
Remember – these strategies work on the paper that that you are writing…
Not just on the revising and editing section
Revising Expanded
1. Reread the draft and choose ways to make it better2. Add, remove, rearrange, and replace 3. Elaborate upon ideas4. Reconsider and clarify the structure and/or sequence of events5. Check sentence structure and word choice6. Go back to step 1 and redo until you are satisfied.
Things to think about…• It is the answers on the revising and
editing that you want to study – not the questions.
• The answers will give you the lessons that you need to focus on and not the questions. So, knowing what wrong answers you’ve chosen helps identify your weaknesses or gaps in learning