*Revising vs. Editing

REVISING

*FOCUS ON CONTENT

*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

EDITING

*FOCUS ON MECHANICS

*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