Cause Effect Revision And Editing

Cause-Effect Revision and Editing Guidelines

Revision What is the topic? List the cause(s) List the effect(s) What rhetorical mode(s) develop the paper? State the thesis

…continued… How is the paper developed? Example Comparison/contrast Narrative Division or analysis Description Other

What is the thesis?

Editing No no’s Comma splice Run-on sentence Fragments Text language Sentences starting with “It” Sentences stating with “There” Contractions Passive voice Misused words

…continued… Sentence style (labeled in parentheses at end of sentence) One periodic One cumulative Sentence patterns One from 1-1d One from 2-3 One from 4-8 One from 9-10

Varied style No repetitive beginnings except for style

…continued… Vocabulary 10 words Labeled Correct usage

Diction Strong Precise Forward moving