REVISING

*FOCUS ON CONTENT

EDITING

*FOCUS ON MECHANICS

*ADD

    -sentences

    -words

    -scenes

    -transitions

*REMOVE

    -unneeded sentences

    -unneeded words

    -unneeded scenes

*MOVE

    -sentences

    -words

    -scenes

*SUBSTITUTE

    -trade words or sentences

     for others

*MISCELLANEOUS

    -rework the hook

    -rework the ending

    -review the rubric

    -show vs. tell

    -use a variety of literary

     devices (i.e. dialogue,  

     flashback, simile, 

     metaphor)  

    -vary sentence structure

*CAPITALIZATION

    -names

    -places

    -titles

    -start of sentences

    -months

    -I

*USAGE

    -consistent verb tense

    -subject verb agreement

*PUNCTUATION

    -sentence endings: .   !   ?

    -dialogue

    -commas

*SPELLING

*MISCELLANEOUS

    -check for complete    

     sentences

     (avoid fragments & run-

      ons)

    -use paragraphs