Activity: Revision Process

Now that you have read about the revision process, let us apply what you have discovered to your critical analysis essay!

Using the strategies and revision steps you have learned about, along with any early feedback you may have received from your instructor, revise each section of your essay. Remember that revision is very important, so be sure not to rush this activity! Work in a word document; save it and copy and paste below. As a reminder, use the following general revision tips:

1. Get some distance from your paper. Set your draft aside for a while, preferably overnight or longer. When you reread it, try to assume your audience’s perspective by reading your work with fresh eyes.
2. In order to get the distance that you need, you will have to give yourself plenty of time to revise. Do not wait until the night before a paper is due to attempt revisions. Instead, try to finish writing your draft at least a few days before the deadline so that you have time to re-read and make the necessary large-scale and small-scale changes.
3. Optional: Print out a hard copy of your draft. It is often difficult to catch grammar and spelling errors when you read your paper on a computer screen, and it is just as hard to get a good sense of the whole of your paper to see where and how your draft needs re-organizing. Revising a hard copy allows you to spot these problems and to make notations directly on your draft as you read it.
4. Read your paper out loud. It is often easier to hear the parts of your draft that need clarification or correction than it is to see them. Reading your paper aloud with a pen or pencil in hand will help you locate the sentence-level changes that need to be made and the places where your writing is confusing or unclear.

Updating Your Revised Draft

After revising your essay, save your document in preparation for the final project submission in the next module. You will receive feedback from your instructor on your draft by the end of the current module. However, you do not need to wait for instructor feedback to complete this assignment.

Work on a word document, save it, copy and paste the entire essay into the textbox below and click “Submit” to save your work.

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Copy and paste the entire essay into the textbox below and click Submit to save your work.

The next activity uses a rich text area. You can tab to the editor body. Press ALT + F10 or fn + option + F10 to get to the toolbar. Press ESC to return to the editor body. A save button is available in the top toolbar all the way to the right and will become visible when it receives focus.

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