Revising your Writing

Revising and editing are essential stages of the writing process that can significantly improve your essay. Importantly, revision is not an optional stage; it is a thoughtful and deliberate engagement with your writing that should be effectively planned.  This process requires a fresh, critical look at your initial drafts in order to find ways to improve clarity, paragraph and sentence structure and overall quality of your paper. This practical workshop offers several strategies and techniques for revising and editing your writing to help you refine your final papers. It will help you identify the differences between the revision and editing stages, introduce strategies for each process and engage you in applying them through sample activities.