Editing Rough Draft

Things to watch out for in final paper

• No contractions– Don’t do not, can’t cannot, won’t would not

• Affect (verb) versus Effect (noun)– Taco Bell affects my stomach in a really bad way.– After about an hour, the effects are noxious.

• Watch out for rhetorical questions– One can be effective• After one, it loses its effect quickly!

• Look for wordiness– Cut it out• Simpler sentences are more powerful

• Watch out for who is saying, stating, etc

• Wrong: The New York Times states, “XYZ” ().• Right: Clint Brayloke, a New York Times writer,

claims, “XYZ” ().

Books don’t talk or argue, the author does!

Quotation Marks

Wrong: He wished that” I could end it all “(Blatt 21).

Right: He wished that “I could end it all” (Blatt 21).

Wrong: Surinsky argues, “I taught them this.” (Fhat).Right: Surinsky argues, “I taught them this” (Fhat).

Topic sentenceClaim #1

EvidenceJustification

Claim #2Evidence

Justification

Claim #3Evidence

Justification

Transitional sentence (sets up the next paragraph)

• Should be aiming for four pages. – Add more support to body paragraphs if struggling– Elaborate further on points– Add another paragraph about another

problem/solution/argument that you did not include

WC Page- Punctuation Reminders

• Author last name, author first name.• Put a . between ALL items of information,

except between the access date and URL of electronic sources (if needed).

• Use “ ” for article titles. • Use italics for book or original source titles.• Use < > around URLs.

Punctuation Reminders cont’d

• DO alphabetize your entries.• DO use a hanging indent.• DO double-space the entire document.• Do NOT punctuate the title of the page

other than Works Cited • Do NOT number or bullet point your

entries

To Turn In

--IN A CLEAN, CRISP FOLDER—• Statement of Intent• Outline• ALL of your research notes, index cards, articles,

etc• First draft• Draft Edit sheet• Final draft

Self Edit

1. Put a box around your thesis statement2. Underline all of your topic sentences3. Highlight your facts/quotes/statistics/charts

including your tags like (Bilet 31)4. Number your highlights #1,#2,#3…

You should have AT LEAST 9 highlights