Editing Rough Draft

Things to watch out for in final paper No contractions – Don’t  do not, can’t  cannot, won’t  would not Affect (verb) versus Effect (noun) – Taco Bell affects my stomach in a really bad way. – After about an hour, the effects are noxious.

Watch out for rhetorical questions – One can be effective After one, it loses its effect quickly! Look for wordiness – Cut it out Simpler sentences are more powerful

Watch out for who is saying, stating, etc Wrong: The New York Times states, “XYZ” (). Right: Clint Brayloke, a New York Times writer, claims, “XYZ” (). Books don’t talk or argue, the author does!

Quotation Marks Wrong: He wished that” I could end it all “(Blatt 21). Right: He wished that “I could end it all” (Blatt 21). Wrong: Surinsky argues, “I taught them this.” (Fhat). Right: Surinsky argues, “I taught them this” (Fhat).

Topic sentence Claim #1 Evidence Justification Claim #2 Evidence Justification Claim #3 Evidence Justification Transitional sentence (sets up the next paragraph)

Should be aiming for four pages. – Add more support to body paragraphs if struggling – Elaborate further on points – Add another paragraph about another problem/solution/argument that you did not include

WC Page- Punctuation Reminders Author last name, author first name. Put a. between ALL items of information, except between the access date and URL of electronic sources (if needed). Use “ ” for article titles. Use italics for book or original source titles. Use around URLs.

Punctuation Reminders cont’d DO alphabetize your entries. DO use a hanging indent. DO double-space the entire document. Do NOT punctuate the title of the page other than  Works Cited Do NOT number or bullet point your entries

To Turn In --IN A CLEAN, CRISP FOLDER— Statement of Intent Outline ALL of your research notes, index cards, articles, etc First draft Draft Edit sheet Final draft

Self Edit 1.Put a box around your thesis statement 2.Underline all of your topic sentences 3.Highlight your facts/quotes/statistics/charts including your tags  like (Bilet 31) 4.Number your highlights #1,#2,#3…  You should have AT LEAST 9 highlights