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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Strategies for Revising and Editing on Computers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Comprehensive discussion on how to edit material on computers. Explains how to perform functions in 2 general areas: spell check and search & replace. Also explains difference between doing this "on paper" and on computer. W.11-12.6...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revision Techniques: Using a Professor's Notes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on revising using teacher comments. It discusses the advantages of teacher notes on rough drafts, how to use the notes to improve the final, examples from sections of marked student papers, editing and...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revising Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial begins with a PowerPoint presentation, "What to Look for When Revising," which is followed by information about the importance of the teacher or professor's notes. It also includes a PDF revision checklist, a peer editing...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revising Thesis and Topic Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on revising the thesis and topic sentences using two videos and two slideshows. The first video discusses a 3-step revising process for making sure the thesis fits the paper; the second video focuses on what...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: General Writing Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This helpful resource details the process of writing, including how to plan, write, and revise. Content also includes the different types or genres of writing, and exercises in grammar and mechanics.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revision Techniques: Using a Professor's Notes: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses how to revise a paper based on a teacher's comments. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Revision Techniques: Using a Professor's Notes."
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Using Computers to Improve Your Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips from the University of Toronto on using word processing features as aids in composing and revising papers. W.9-10.6 Technology, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6, W.11-12.6 Technology
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revision Techniques: Peer Feedback

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses how to revise a paper based on peer feedback.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revision Techniques: Eliminating Excess

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses how to revise a paper to remove extraneous information.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Editing Techniques: Writing a Reverse Outline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on writing a reverse outline as a post writing strategy for assessing your paper for weak or missing aspects. It explains how to create the outline using a rubric if available and provides a skeletal example...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Where Do I Begin?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides an overview of writing a research paper by first understanding the specific assignment and then offering links to how to begin research; outlining; drafting; and revising, editing, and proofreading.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Appearance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the appearance of the paper after the writing is complete. It offers links to a pre-printing checklist and a post-printing checklist.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of the six parts of a thesis paper with links to more information on each.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: The End

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of text requirements that may be necessary after the conclusion of a research paper.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Appropriate Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the choice of vocabulary in a paper: Is it clear and appropriate for the audience? Does the vocabulary fit the subject matter? W.11-12.2d Lang/Fig/Voc
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the evidence to support points in an essay. Be sure you have enough support for each point and that the points are strong ones. It also suggests you double check both direct and indirect quotations in your paper to...