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