1. ENG 353 Comprehensive Editing

2. Copyediting vs. Comprehensive editing

3. Copyediting Correction—audience won’t be distracted by errors Clarity----audience won’t be disturbed by “noise.” No challenge to writer

4. Comprehensive Editing Looks beyond words and sentences Focuses on reader Assesses document as a whole Includes writer interview Includes the establishment of objectives

5. Comp. Editing Process Analysis

6. Purpose Readers Uses

7. Evaluation

8. Content Organization Visual design and navigation Style Illustrations Accessibility Reuse

9. Establish editing objectives ---

10. Editing Objectives Evaluate what is ineffective Establishes what you want to accomplish

11. Review Editing Plans with Writer

12. Saves you time if you have misinterpreted something Encourages support Avoids surprises

13. Complete the editing

14. Top down Content Organization Visual Design Bottom up Wastes time Distracts you from your goals

15. Evaluate the outcome

16. Consider the context

17. Review edited document w/writer

18. Check on accuracy Further emendations Clarify ambiguous points