2015 Taylor amp Francis THINK OF REVISION AS REVISIONING Have you managed to write in a way that reflects your intentions What WERE your intentions Have you thought about your reader ID: 653229
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Thinking about
REvision
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THINK OF REVISION AS “RE-VISIONING”
Have you managed to write in a way that reflects your intentions? (What WERE your intentions?)
Have you thought about your reader?
Remember that revision can mean a number of things. People revise differently and different genres require different revision strategies.
Think about voice.
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A “top-Down” version of revision
Is this writing suited to my rhetorical purpose?
Is this writing structured in a way that best reflects my purpose?
Do the sections of my writing (including paragraphs) form a well organized sequence?
Is the pace about right?
Is there variety in my syntax? How do my sentences sound rhythmically?
Can any of my words be improved on?
Does my punctuation practice suit my meaning?
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Editing focuses on surface features, correctness and appropriateness
Revision is not the same as editing
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Revision is an ongoing process.
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Thinking about diction in sensory writing
Do I have all 5 senses in my writing
?
Think of taste and smell.
Synesthesia – a sense image that synthesizes two senses:
e.g
. “misty feel,” “slick taste,” “soft view,” “velvet voice.”‘The adjective hasn’t been created that can pull a weak noun out of a tight place.’ Ruie Pritchard.A better noun is often more needed than a string of adjectives.Activate puny verbs.
Show
, don’t
tell.
Use listing techniques,
e.g.
Family
—
uncles
, cousins, siblings—bearded uncles, muddied cousins, tow-haired siblings
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Thinking about syntax
Syntactic variety CAN be taught...but maybe it’s best imbibed through reading.
Collect examples of interesting sentence shapes or examples.
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