EDITING--AN ESSENTIAL ENDEAVOR Now what did I mean when I wrote that?

OVERVIEW ä Editing Process Review ä Student Exercises ä Explain Writing Evaluation Sheet ä Official Memorandum Assignment

EDIT FIRST TIME THROUGH FOR BIG PICTURE AND FLOW ä Read your letter all the way through— out loud and at least one time ä Does it make sense? ä Does if read well?

BIG PICTURE AND FLOW, Cont. ä Did you give the reader all the information he/she needs? ä Did you give reader answers to questions he/she might ask? ä Has your memorandum fulfilled it’s purpose--to either inform or call to attention?

BIG PICTURE AND FLOW, Cont. ä Will your reader correctly interpret technical jargon/abstractions or need clarification? ä Only essential information included? ä Proper organizational pattern ä Logical movement within memorandum

EDIT SECOND TIME THROUGH FOR PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE ä Accurate purpose statement ä Overview in intro paragraph ä Closure statement in final paragraph ä POC line

PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE Cont. ä Main ideas stated in topic sentences ä Paragraph development (supporting ideas) ä Transitions to bind thoughts together ä Conversational tone

HOW ABOUT THE THIRD TIME? “MECHANICS AND FORMAT” ä Spelling ä Effective word choice ä Grammatically correct sentence structure ä Punctuate correctly!

MECHANICS AND FORMAT, Cont. ä No “dead” words and phrases ä Active voice ä Sentences varied in structure ä Correct memorandum format

STUDENT EXERCISE ä Exchange drafts ä Edit ä Review ä Questions?????

ä General philosophy and requirements ä The actual grade sheet Writing Grade Sheet

GRADED ASSIGNMENT ä Mobility Readiness Scenario ä Due Date: ä Questions?

SUMMARY ä Editing Process Review ä Student Exercises ä Writing Evaluation Sheet ä Official Memorandum Assignment