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Editing Rough Draft
Things to watch out for in final paper
• No contractions– Don’t do not, can’t cannot, won’t would not
• Affect (verb) versus Effect (noun)– Taco Bell affects my stomach in a really bad way.– After about an hour, the effects are noxious.
• Watch out for rhetorical questions– One can be effective• After one, it loses its effect quickly!
• Look for wordiness– Cut it out• Simpler sentences are more powerful
• Watch out for who is saying, stating, etc
• Wrong: The New York Times states, “XYZ” ().• Right: Clint Brayloke, a New York Times writer,
claims, “XYZ” ().
Books don’t talk or argue, the author does!
Quotation Marks
Wrong: He wished that” I could end it all “(Blatt 21).
Right: He wished that “I could end it all” (Blatt 21).
Wrong: Surinsky argues, “I taught them this.” (Fhat).Right: Surinsky argues, “I taught them this” (Fhat).
Topic sentenceClaim #1
EvidenceJustification
Claim #2Evidence
Justification
Claim #3Evidence
Justification
Transitional sentence (sets up the next paragraph)
• Should be aiming for four pages. – Add more support to body paragraphs if struggling– Elaborate further on points– Add another paragraph about another
problem/solution/argument that you did not include
WC Page- Punctuation Reminders
• Author last name, author first name.• Put a . between ALL items of information,
except between the access date and URL of electronic sources (if needed).
• Use “ ” for article titles. • Use italics for book or original source titles.• Use < > around URLs.
Punctuation Reminders cont’d
• DO alphabetize your entries.• DO use a hanging indent.• DO double-space the entire document.• Do NOT punctuate the title of the page
other than Works Cited • Do NOT number or bullet point your
entries
To Turn In
--IN A CLEAN, CRISP FOLDER—• Statement of Intent• Outline• ALL of your research notes, index cards, articles,
etc• First draft• Draft Edit sheet• Final draft
Self Edit
1. Put a box around your thesis statement2. Underline all of your topic sentences3. Highlight your facts/quotes/statistics/charts
including your tags like (Bilet 31)4. Number your highlights #1,#2,#3…
You should have AT LEAST 9 highlights