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Contributor: Peggy Herisson. Lesson ID: 13000
You no doubt have a great vision for the piece you are writing. You want it to be as perfect as possible so readers will understand it. Now, you need to work at some revision to get it there!
You are almost there!
You have knocked out that first draft and are feeling confident about completing the writing assignment. But what!
You are in the right place! Read on to find out how to take those next steps in the writing process and start the 4 Rs of revision: rearrange, remove, replace, and repeat!
Focus on the above message as you prepare to revamp your first writing draft!
In the previous Related Lesson, found in the right-hand sidebar, you learned that the second step in creating a complete piece of writing is the writing or drafting stage. You also had the opportunity to write and learn about writing a good hook, bridge, and thesis.
In this lesson, you will take your showpiece of perfection and start cleaning it up by creating revisions!
Revisions are done by simply making changes to your draft by rearranging, removing, and replacing information, then repeating this process until no more revisions are needed. You may end up with several drafts of your writing before you publish your work.
Revision
Revising a written document involves evaluating and re-reading the paper. It also requires moving sentences around, adding and removing statements, and rearranging sentences.
Watch the video below to get a better understanding of the revision process.
Revising a document helps it take a different shape from what was initially written.
Revising involves adding details to what was originally written to make it better. It also involves moving text around and replacing whatever is not quite right.
Remember that the proofreading and editing are done in the last two stages, covered in the next Related Lesson. Revising involves your perception and hidden patterns of how you think your writing should be.
Concentrate on that, and leave checking the conventions until later.
Watch the video below and explore how to add details to your writing to create a more exciting piece.
Next, check out the slides below to see revising in action!
Move on over to the Got It? section to get started on the practice of revising your work.
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