I believe it is important to provide students with an editing checklist to make the revision process less scary! For example,
Did you use at least three transition words in your supporting detail paragraphs?
Did you start your introduction with a hook?
Is your thesis the last sentence of your first paragraph?
Do all your supporting paragraphs 1-3 support your thesis?
Do you explain the significance of your quotes?
Did you use proper punctuation and capitalization?
Are all words spelled correctly?
Do you have a conclusion sentence at the end of every paragraph?
You
get the idea. This way it is a visual, specific way in which they can
learn HOW to edit. Believe it or not, often students have never been
taught how to revise their papers and what to exactly correct during the
revision process.
I would be happy to provide a copy of the editing checklist if you would to visit my website at http://www.beachcitiestutoring.com
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