1 Week 13 : Review and Exercises Matakuliah: EDITING Tahun: 2006 Versi: 01/01

2 Learning Outcomes The students are expexted to be able to understand and apply their editing skills.

3 The difference between copy editing and proofreading Distinctions among copy-editing work for newspapers, magazines, and books What is a style book? Copy-editing and proofreading symbols Review

4 Spelling Punctuation Grammar and syntax Word usage Consistency and "house style" When to check facts Queries to the author

5 Review Differences between editing on a computer screen and editing on paper Coding for typography and layout Special aspects of copy editing "live" on the screen Absence of proofreading in the electronic production process (and what it means to a copy editor)

6 Review and Exercises Spelling test (commonly misspelled words) Strategies for improving one's spelling ability Common punctuation errors Rules of punctuation

7 Review and Exercises Subject-verb agreement Sequence of tenses Modifier placement Grammar "watch list"

8 Syntax and Structural Problems Keeping an eye peeled for scrambled syntax Pitfalls of antecedents Sneaky danglers Mixed metaphors Recasting a murky sentence Fixing (or querying) a bad lede Fixing (or querying) a big structural problem

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10 Consistency & Word Usage Within an article: proper names, dates (chronology), etc. Within a graphics layout (abbreviations, capitalization, fonts, etc.) In a multipage layout (body text, headlines, captions, art elements) In a story package, i.e. multiple stories, sidebars Usage debates. Sexist language and racism

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12 Editing a story:Find and edit ten mistakes in the story below! Last weekend some friends and I decided to take a picnic to a waterfall in North Bandung. Some of my friends drive cars and take food, but the rest of us want to walk. Since it was too far to walk along the the road, we follow a railroad line. We had walked five or six miles when we come to a high rock wall where the track entered a tunnel. We be surprised. Nobody tell us about it. The tunnel did not look very long, but it was narrow and we know it would be dangerous if a train came. However, we couldn’t climb the rocks or go around them, and no one wanted to go back. I have a good breakfast, but some of the others not eat. They want to get to the waterfall and have lunch. Finally we decided to go through. I knew it was foolish, but I went because the others did.