User:Raspberryonfrog/Revision

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In writing, revision is the process of rearranging, adding, or removing paragraphs, sentences, or words. Writers may revise their writing after completing a draft or during the composing process. Many of the strategies associated with editing are used in revision, but it can also entail larger conceptual shifts in terms of purpose, audience, and content. Writers can go through multiple rounds of revisions before they reach a final draft. "Few writers are so expert that they can produce what they are after on the first try." "Quite often, you will discover, on examining the completed work, that there are serious flaws in the arrangement of the material, calling for transpositions. Do not be afraid to experiment with your text."

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The writing process commonly consists of prewriting, writing, and revision. Revision is often viewed as the last stage in the writing process so that one can take a step back to examine their work and look for ways to improve and further develop ideas. Some writers may decide to make adjustments during the writing process to ensure that the draft reflects their changing intentions. Working at both deeper and more surface levels, a writer can increase the power of the text.

In an essay, revision may involve identifying a thesis, reconsidering structure or organization, working to find errors, elaborating evidence and examples, or clarifying unclear positions.

In general, the revision of written work can be guided by questions such as:


 * Is the writing clear? Does it make sense?
 * Is there enough information to describe ideas?
 * Is there too much information that the writing wanders off-topic?

Are the ideas or the narrative flow in a logical order?

Revision is a larger category of writing behaviors than line-editing or proofreading, though writers often make large reorganizations and word-level edits simultaneously. There are theories such as the three-component model[further explanation needed] hypothesized by Linda Flower and John R. Hayes and James Britton et al.'s model of the writing process as a series of stages described in metaphors of linear growth, conception - incubation - production. Here, a review by the writer or a third party, which often give corrective annotations, is part of the process that leads to the revision stage. In educational settings, peer revision or feedback, is a common collaborative writing practice. In organizational and other workplace settings where collaborative writing is common, participation of multiple writers facilitates communal revision. Recently, due to the collaborative capabilities of the Internet, there are writers who "crowdsource" reviews from several people, who contribute digital annotations.

For further reading see the reference guide:

A. Horning & A. Becker (Eds.) (2006). Revision: History, Theory, and Practice. Parlor Press and WAC Clearinghouse.