Revising 

• Things to look for when revising

  • Style:  Does my use of language and tone match the message?

  • Voice:  Are my words reflecing the most effective attitude?

  • Content:  Am I accurate?  Logical? Clear?  Precise?  

  • Have I chosen the right word?

Editing 

• Things to look for when editing

  • Spelling, Punctuation, grammar, formatting & readability

Revising is reading through writing and improving the style, voice, and content of the message.​

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Editing is correcting mistakes.  It is also known as proofreading.​

This page updated:  07/23/2019

Ideas—the main message

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Organization—the internal structure of the piece

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Style (Voice)—the personal tone and flavor of the author's message

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Word Choice—the vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning

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Sentence Structure/Variety—the rhythm and flow of the language

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Conventions— punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and other mechanics.

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A "Plus 1" trait is often added to round out the writing process 

• Presentation—how the writing actually looks on the page 

Parts of Speech allow us to create complete thoughts that make sense to the reader.  A complete thought is a sentence. 

The Parts of Speech are 

• Nouns

• Pronouns

• Determiner or Modifier

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Conjunctions

• Interjections

Understanding Parts of Speech and knowing how to use them is sometimes confusing.

When you understand grammar rules, effective writing becomes easier.

Summary

Paragraph

Basic paragraphs include a topic sentence, supporting sentences and a conclusion/clincher sentence. ​

Intro Paragraph

Body Paragraph

Expanded paragraphs contain all the parts of a basic paragraph, but are more detailed to improve accuracy and impact.

An expanded paragraph includes

• A hook and/or topic sentence

• Supporting sentences that include

  • Evidence, examples, definitions, citations/quotes, descriptions

• A conclusion/clincher sentence with a closing hook

Basic Summary Paragraph

Paraphrase

Advanced Summary Paragraph

Precis

Using someone else's words as your own and not giving credit is called plagiarism.    

Nobody REALLY wants to plagiarize, but it's a challenge to say something in your own words!

Here are three methods/scaffolds to help summarize what you've read. 

These techniques help you you give credit to your sources.

Put It In Your Own Words

Basic Essay

Intro Paragraph

Types of Basic Body Paragraphs

References Cited Page

Conclusion Paragraph

Interactive Essay App

Basic Essays use expanded paragraphs as the body and add an intro and conclusion paragraph.  Sometimes the body of an essay can be many paragraphs long. 

Basic Essays include

• A simple introductory paragraph with a

  • Hook

  • Thesis and points

• Body paragraph, and

• A conclusion paragraph with a

  • Restatement of thesis

  • One highlight that is the best proof, and

  • A closing hook

Advanced Essay

Types of Advanced Body Paragraphs

References Cited Page

Advanced Essays use the Basic Essay idea, but expand all sections to improve impact.  Body paragraph-types will change, depending upon the type of advanced essay one chooses to write. They are usually long and contain cited sources, quotes, and other advanced supporting detail.

Advanced Essays include

• An advanced introductory paragraph

• Multiple body paragraphs, which include

  • Evidence, descriptions, examples, citations

  • Writing devices & strategies that effectively engage/convince the reader

• An advanced conclusion paragraph  

Know what Speaker Notes are in Google Slides?  Check this out!

If you are comfortable with Google Slides, add some advanced features.

Want to make a video?  Here's a great video that helps you organize.

Multimedia Scaffolds -  Prewrite/Organize, Draft, Present