Editing techniques
by AnYu RaSa
1. Editing sentences
1.1. simplify the message or delimit the subject
1.2. understandable punctuation
1.3. clean the paragraph of unnecessary words and prepositions
1.4. try to use active rather than the passive voice
1.5. replace verb phrases with punchy and powerful verbs
2. Revising
2.1. resolve the tensions between what you want to say and what the sentences actually record.
3. As you revise your drafts loos for weaknesses in...
3.1. Your argument
3.1.1. is the argument is clear
3.1.2. are arguments defensible
3.1.3. examples and pictures celars
3.1.4. citations
3.1.5. potencial objections
3.2. The strucutre of the document
3.2.1. organise headings and sub-headings
3.2.2. use of diagrams if is necessary
4. When revising your drafts
4.1. Lack of clarity
4.2. Check accuracy
4.3. Material could be deleted
4.4. Repetitions
4.5. Evidence required
4.6. Interpretive weakness
5. Proofreading
5.1. read backwards
5.2. Reading aloud
6. Introuction
6.1. Editing
6.1.1. improve the structure of the arguments, expression in paragraphs and improve the sense and logic of the material
6.2. Proofreading
6.2.1. looki for mistakes and correct them
7. Forms of editing
7.1. Structural editing
7.1.1. purpose and logic
7.1.2. repetition
7.1.3. cohesion
7.2. Copy editing
7.2.1. clarity and brevity
7.2.2. grammar
7.2.3. jargon
8. Editing paragraphs
8.1. conventional satructure
8.1.1. introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion