1. Revision strategies: Let’s be awesome.
You need:
Your draft
A pen or pencil
A separate sheet of paper
A few markers or highlighters

2. “I” Doesn’t Exist in this paper
Take a moment to read over your essay and mark anytime you use the words I, me, my, we, or mine.

3. Verbs display power.
Circle every verb in your paper. Remember that verbs are action words.
Make sure that you circle EVERY time you use: am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had
Do you notice any issues?

4. Take out the other piece of paper.
On this page, actually write out a list of the first word of every sentence in your paper.
Example: I, We, When, I, The, Then, If, Also, I, We, Next, We, He, Then, I, We, I, Then, Additionally, I, Finally, I
What do you notice?

5. Select a color to represent transition words and phrases.
1) Highlight the transitional words you use. 2) Do you have transitions? Are they all simplistic?

6. Best diction—pick 2 colors.
1) Select one color and use it to mark 2-3 examples of perfect diction—the exact right word for that moment.
2) Using the other color, mark 2-3 words that strike you as weak. Work on fixing those.

7. MLA citation (in-text)
Make sure you don’t have a single quote standing alone. ALL quotes should be INTEGRATED and CITED.
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).

8. Mla citation (works cited)
Do you have a citation at the end for the entire book?
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.