Revision

The purpose of revision is to make your writing clearer and better. We do this by:

• Deleting/adding info
• Adding details
• Rearranging sentences/paragraphs/scenes
• Swapping low-level or overused words with higher-level vocabulary

To revise:

1. Use a different color pen from the one that you used to draft.
2. Use the lines you skipped on the draft for insertion/comments/changes.
3. DO NOT MAKE A NEW DRAFT - revise on the current draft.
4. Only create a new draft when revisions made it difficult to read the text.

You will revise small moment narratives to:

1. Zoom in on the moment
2. Describe
3. Paint a picture for the reader
4. Allow the reader to experience the moment as you did
5. Make your writing clear
6. Make your writing enjoyable