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When you revise a paper, start by taking as fresh a look as you can at "global issues,"
features of your text as a whole. You'll be able to see it most clearly if you let your draft
sit for a day or so.
It's also a good idea to get feedback from at least one other person. (You may want to come to the
Writing Center for that feedback.) When you request feedback from someone else, you'll find that person
can give you more focused, specific feedback if you (1) share the requirements of the assignment with
her or him and (2) ask for feedback on 2 or 3 specific aspects of your text. You may want to use
the Revising Checklist or Proofreading Checklist
below.
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Revising Checklist
 Interpreting the Assignment
Checking for Focus
Checking for Organization
Checking for Development
Checking Paragraph Development
Checking for Transition
Checking Quotations, Paraphrases, and
In-text Citations
Checking Bibliographical Format
Revising Style
Reviewing Word Choice (diction)
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Proofreading Checklist
Checking Sentence Boundaries
Checking Subject-Verb Agreement
Checking Pronoun Reference
Checking Possessive Pronouns and Nouns
Checking Verb Tense
Checklists and Guidelines from Other OWLs:
How
to Proofread and Edit Your Writing by M. C. Morgan, Bemidji State University
Writing Resource Center
Pitfalls
That Prevent You from Getting the Grade You Want from Texas A&M
University's Writing Center
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Follow links to:
Revising Checklist with explanations
Proofreading Checklist with links to explanations
Definitions of Terms Used For
ESL Students--
Guidelines on
Article Usage (a, an, the) from Rensselaer's Writing Center
The Use
and Non-Use of Articles from Purdue University's OWL Handouts
from Other OWLs--
Revising Prose
suggestions from Rensselaer Polytechnic
A
Checklist for Revising Your Paper from George Mason University
Editing
and Proofreading Your Work from George Mason
A
Final Draft Checklist from George Mason
Wordiness: Dangers
Signals and Ways to React
writing advice from the University of Toronto
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