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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Reflection – Section 6 – Revising and Editing - Dec. 11

Visit this URL: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/revising. Discuss the importance of revising and editing.

In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities. (re: handbook, essay brain stretcher, etc.)  

55 comments:

  1. The link above will help me write my final paper and my final reflection. I think revising and editing are very important, because it gives us a more organized and clear message. The " Start Large, End Small " motto is what caught my eye. Making sure that you've written the correct paper and its intentions is really important, because what's the use of editing a paper that is wrong to begin with. Then, you organize your writing to where you give a clear message. Finally, you do the finishing touches by using CGPS and that should not be so hard considering that we've been using that since the beginning of the semester.
    I think the handbook was just as helpful as this. It gives information on types of sentences, correcting common mistakes, using proper punctuation, and so much more that helps with revising and editing.

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    1. I agree. Always make sure to know your material.

      P.S. Bring snacks for this coming Monday. As it would be our last day in EN100. Thank you.

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    2. I agree, the link was really nice for us

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  2. The link is very useful and surely will guide me through writing my final paper and reflection. It allows you to focus on the areas that are most important in your essay as far as the details and keeping them related to the topic. Revising and editing is important to make your essay stronger and more meaningful. The smallest errors can change a meaning to your writing.

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    1. I also agree that after revising and editing, writers would be able to take care of major and minor details in essays. Revising and editing helps strengthen essays.

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    2. I agree to what you've written. Revising and editing being the last step in a writing process are truly important and helpful in distinguishing what needs improvement on our essays.

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    3. I agree with your idea. They are the last step that makes our essays stronger.

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    4. I agree with you, revising and editing are important to making your essay stronger.

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    5. I agree that it will help us with writing our final paper.

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  3. The link is very helpful. I will follow the recommendations so that I can write a better paper on my final exam. Revising and Editing are two very important steps in writing. I have been going to the writing gym and it has helped me a lot in my writing. If you want, you can try bringing your final paper there to be revised.

    Class today was really fun. I enjoyed going through the handbook and doing the exercises. I realized that it is always helpful to refresh your memory once in a while. Doing the brain stretcher was a bit fun. I guess most people did listing because we ran out of time;however, we shared many good ideas. I pray that we may all do our best in our final exam and pass the class. Good Luck and see you all on Monday.

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    1. I agree that it was really helpful and enjoyed the class too.

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    2. Yes, the activity in class was really fun.

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  4. Reading the link helped me realize how easy writing long essays can really be if I can just write freely in the beginning, and as I write further on, I have a chance to make it better. Revising and editing are very important, because writers can see the subtle mistakes we would usually overlook if we just scanned and turned the essay in.
    More people should up in today's Moodle session. Going over the handbook at the back of the book made me realize that I need to review some things still. The exit ticket remains something fun and interesting to me. Now I just need to do the two essays and I'm good for this class.






    ****ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!!
    WE HAVE AN END-OF-THE-YEAR POTLUCK PARTY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. IT WILL BE NICE IF EACH OF US CAN BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A HUGE FIESTA, BUT A SIMPLE SNACK PARTY WILL SUFFICE TO END THE SEMESTER WITH. PLEASE REPLY WHAT YOU PLAN TO BRING SO IT CAN BE MARKED DOWN.LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THIS, SO THIS PARTY CAN BE A SUCCESS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. :)****************************

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    1. I agree, revising and editing is important. It makes your essay better. I also need to review the basics. Good luck!

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    2. I definitely agree with you. After revising and editing an essay, a writer would be able to fix errors that have been overlooked accidentally.

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    3. All writers must revise and edit their rough drafts. It might take a long time in doing so but everything will all pay off when you've successfully done a final paper. Going over the handbook was enjoyable. I also need to review certain things because I have forgotten how the words are used in a sentence.

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    4. I agree, after looking at the Handbook I feel like I still need to review on some things.

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    5. I agree with always reviewing your work.

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    6. You're most definitely right. Revising and editing is a long process, but its worth it in the end.

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  5. The revising and editing are really helpful because they guide me to write a perfect assay. They guide us to focus on the main idea and the details of out essay.Revising and Editing are making our essay to be strong and perfect. The activity in class today is really great. It's refreshing our mind and thought about the basic information of the sentence. Finally, the brain stretch is really helpful. It makes us to focus and think more of what we see in the card. I really enjoy doing the exit card. I wish I can do it in my other classes.

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  6. I find the link to be very useful and I will use it to aid me in writing my final papers. Revising and editing are very important because they can make your draft into an excellent final paper. I did not go class today so I went over the Handlebook and did Moodle at home. I wish you all good luck on the final exam and see you on Monday.

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    1. It is very useful and important. Good luck as well on your final as well.


      ****ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!!
      WE HAVE AN END-OF-THE-YEAR POTLUCK PARTY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. IT WILL BE NICE IF EACH OF US CAN BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A HUGE FIESTA, BUT A SIMPLE SNACK PARTY WILL SUFFICE TO END THE SEMESTER WITH. PLEASE REPLY WHAT YOU PLAN TO BRING SO IT CAN BE MARKED DOWN.LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THIS, SO THIS PARTY CAN BE A SUCCESS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. :)****************************

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    2. The link was definitely useful. It showed the many advantages of revising and editing.

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    3. The link above is a good practice in making our final paper. Goodluck on the final exam!

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    4. The link was really good guide for all of us.

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    5. I agree that the link showed us important of revising and editing.

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    6. The handbook turned out to be a very interesting part of the book to me. They were all previous materials, but it took a while to get the hang of answering the exercises right. Good luck to everyone!

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    7. I definitely agree. Revising and editing help us write more effective sentences that result in having a good paper.

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    8. Yes, the link is very helpful guide. Good luck! I hope everyone does great on their final exam.

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  7. Dc. Rivera agrees that we all should have a good by snack party this coming Monday (Dec16) as it would be our last day in En100. To make this possible, please contribute. Chips, drinks, brownies, etc. Thank you!

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  8. The link will help me improve my final exam. It is very useful. Today's activity in class was refreshing! It amazed me about how much I have forgotten. It was a great review.

    ****ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!!
    WE HAVE AN END-OF-THE-YEAR POTLUCK PARTY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. IT WILL BE NICE IF EACH OF US CAN BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A HUGE FIESTA, BUT A SIMPLE SNACK PARTY WILL SUFFICE TO END THE SEMESTER WITH. PLEASE REPLY WHAT YOU PLAN TO BRING SO IT CAN BE MARKED DOWN.LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THIS, SO THIS PARTY CAN BE A SUCCESS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. :)****************************

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    1. You're right. It was a good review to refresh our knowledge about the parts of speech. I had a good time as well. Is our final exam the same time as our regular class hours? I heard there will be a certain time frame and schedule on Monday.

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    2. I enjoyed today's class session today. I hope we all do well on the final exam. I also hope everyone knows about this potluck party.

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    3. I agree that it was a great review. I completely forgot about half of the things we went over in class.

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  9. The link above is very useful in completing my final exam and reflection. With these guidelines, it will be easier to strengthen my essay. Revising and editing are very important in writing our final essay. To fully develop our final paper, we have to omit and paraphrase some sentences. Today's actvities were fun. Most of us got confused with the parts of speech. Nevertheless, we have learned how to determine the usage of words in sentences.

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    1. I also agree that revising and editing are important after writing papers. It helps to strengthen and unify all the paragraphs in an essay.

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    2. What a great idea! I should also consider looking at this as I do my last two essays. We were all a bit stuck, but I'm sure with a few more reviews, we will do better.

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  10. Revising and editing are crucial steps to take after writing a paper. If a paper is revised and edited right, it can become quite powerful. After these processes, a writer is pretty much assured that all grammatical errors are taken care of and the cohesiveness of paragraphs are spot on. On another note, the activities today challenged the class. It was previous material we learned in the past but it took time to remember what it was all about. After a few exercises, I would say we were all equipped for the future.

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    1. That's true. The writer will definitely have a successful paper through the aid of revising and editing. It's truly evident that we all need to these steps when writing. Today's activities were really challenging. Most of us got confused with the first exercise.

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    2. First of all, thank you for sharing your book with me. I agree that as we went further on into the exercises, we did better each time.

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  11. Revising and editing are really important us since having no errors in essays are nice for both readers and writers. I personally think that what we did in class today was really fun, useful, helpful and hard for us and I really liked it.

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    1. I agree, it's really nice not seeing errors in an essay.

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    2. Yes, no errors would be amazing

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    3. Grammatical errors can change the whole essay and its purpose. So, I agree that having no errors would be great.

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    4. Yes, I agree. Revising and editing really help decrease the amount of errors.

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  12. Very useful information. The activity in class today was fun and full of information.

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  13. The link was very helpful and will be great for future reference. Revising and editing are very important and I'm glad Dr. Rivera stresses it when we discuss about our essays. I really enjoyed class today. The activities were fun and a great refresher!

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    1. I totally agree. The link is very helpful. I am glad you enjoyed yourself!

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  14. Revising and editing are very inportant! Today's activities were very fun & I was a little rusty in answering but I managed. It's good to go over these activities even if we learned it since middle school because we use these tools everyday to better out writing

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    1. Yes, a lot of us learned it in middle school and the fact that they would still put it in our english books just goes to show the importance of revising and editing.

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  15. Revising and editing are two very important steps in polishing your work. It helps better your paper and your writing as well. As for class activities, I'm glad everybody enjoyed themselves. I didn't attend class today.

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  16. revising and editing is really important because it helps you learn the mistakes that you have done. having someone proof read it will help you with writing a much more effective essay. learning from your mistake on the last writing assignment will make you not do it again and do the right thing.

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  17. I am super late on this blog post, but in class we went through the handbook. I found out that I really need to refresh my mind on all the basics of english writing.

    Dr. Rivera mentioned about a small fiesta to end the semester with. Bring anything! Chips, Cookies, Drinks, etc.. If no one will bring drinks as contribution, you might have to bring your own. Thanks.

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