According to the reading handout “Rewriting is the essence
of writing well-where the game is won or lost” written by William Zinsser,
revise is a very important step when you write. Revise is not the same as
proofread; revise needs the writers to rethink the thesis and reorganize the
bodies in order to make the piece better and make sure you are focus on your
topic. Revision is all about rethinking ideas and supporting evidences; don't worry
about grammar errors at this point. There are some tips I think are useful, use
hardcopy when I revise, “read the paper out loud”, and imagine yourself as a reader
who has never read your essay as you revise. Moreover, revise takes a pretty
long time; it is not a few-minute work. Although you can revise it as you
write, the better way is to “look at the essay as a whole.”
Based on what I learned from the handout, I think I will
leave my essay for a day and reread it so I can read it with fresh eyes. I am
planning to spend an hour or two to revise my essay. When I revise it, I will
use the method that read the essay out loud; sometimes I will miss or ignore
the mistakes by accident when I read silently. Based on my conference, I will
read the Chapter in Outlier again and see what examples or details I can use to
support my points. Also I will rethink my thesis and see if all of my points
can support it. For the summary of the chapter, I will need to make sure all
the details are absolutely needed and see if I miss any ideas. I think I will
ignore grammar problems as I revise and proofread the whole essay later.
Because I miss the works cited page in my second draft, I will sure to add it.
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