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Revision Strategies

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Take Notes

1. STEPS WE UNDERTAKE. 2. CHECKLIST OF REVISION
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Read Your Essay

(ALOUD TO YOURSELF)

Evaluate & REFLECT

WHAT IS EFFECTIVE ABOUT YOUR ESSAY? WHAT IS INEFFECTIVE?
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The Original Purpose

HOW DID YOU ACCOMPLISH THE PROMPT FOR THIS ESSAY?
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Structure

WHY IS THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE ESSAY SENSIBLE?
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Audience

Who is your audience? HOW DOES YOUR WRITING ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE?
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Does the essay have enough supporting material? Why?

HOW DOES THIS SUPPORTING MATERIAL RELATE LOGICALLY TO THE MAIN IDEA?
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WHAT IS THE CONTROLLING IDEA THAT IS DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ESSAY?

HOW DOES YOUR OPENING PARAGRAPH CREATE INTEREST AND FOCUS?

Paragraph Level Work

Summarize the goal of each paragraph on notecards (also, write that thesis on a notecard)

DO YOUR TOPIC SENTENCES CREATE INTERPRETATIONS

...AND NOT SUMMARY STATEMENTS?
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Rearrange and reorder notecards

IS YOUR ESSAY STILL THE SAME?
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WHY IS YOUR CONCLUSION EFFECTIVE?

Revisit the first two questions:

WHAT IS EFFECTIVE? WHAT IS INEFFECTIVE?
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I: Blue E: Red: A: Green

[PARAGRAPH LEVEL Review]
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The Question

HOW CAN WE INCREASE THE SPEED OF REVISION WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY?