Revising Essays

The THIRD stage in the Writing Process is...

• Brainstorming

• Revising

• Editing

• Publishing

During the EDITING process, you should check for errors with...

• Grammar

• Punctuation

• Capitalization

• Spelling

• Formatting

The Writing Process is...

• How you get something you wrote published in the newspaper.

• When a peer or teacher reads something we've written.

• A series of steps to help us through the stages of writing.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

When you change entire sentences, add pieces, remove pieces, add descriptions and imagery etc. this is called:

• revising

• rough draft

• final draft

• editing

When in the writing process do you fix misspelled words?

• as you go

• second step

• third step

• final step

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is a THESIS STATEMENT?

• The sentence at the beginning of the essay that draws the reader in.

• A sentence that clearly states the argument or topic of your whole essay.

• Evidence that supports your opinion.

• A sentence that identifies who the writer is.

Which of the stages of the Writing Process are you the MOST comfortable with?

• Pre-Writing

• Drafting

• Revising

• Editing

• Publishing

What is the main purpose of revising an essay?

• To correct grammar and punctuation errors

• To improve the content and structure

• To finalize the formatting

• To add citations

Which of the following is a common strategy during the revision process?

• Checking for spelling errors

• Reading the essay aloud

• Adding footnotes

• Changing font size

When revising an essay, what should you focus on improving?

• The thesis statement

• The bibliography

• The page numbers

• The font style