{"id":154,"date":"2022-01-04T20:52:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T20:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/his247su22\/?post_type=chapter&p=154"},"modified":"2022-01-14T19:29:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T19:29:50","slug":"the-revision-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/his2015\/chapter\/the-revision-process\/","title":{"raw":"The Revision Process","rendered":"The Revision Process"},"content":{"raw":"\n

Overview<\/h2>\nWe are in the final step in the research and writing process for our final project: revision. You have feedback from your peers and your instructor \u2013 now what?\n

Drafting and Revising<\/h2>\nThere are five stages in the writing process. Your first stage is receiving the prompt from your professor. The second stage is inventing, where you pick the topic for your assignment. The third stage is drafting, where you put your ideas on paper. We are in the fourth stage: revising, where you polish your draft into a final version. This video provides you with tools on how to move from the revising stage to your final product.<\/a>\n

Cutting Content<\/h2>\nPart of the writing process is cutting the parts of your papers that do not \u201cfit\u201d with your thesis and arguments. This can be a painful part of the process, but it is essential. There are two types of cuts: higher-order and lower-order. This video provides you with tools on how to make cuts to strengthen your writing.<\/a>\n

Revisions<\/h2>\nThis video interviews professional authors on the processes they use when revising their writing. They reinforce that good writing goes through multiple versions before it is finished.\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oPFUzifp7s4[\/embed]\n

\"The Writer's Guide: Revision.\" Soomo. <\/em>YouTube. February 7, 2010. Accessed October 31, 2020. https:\/\/youtu.be\/oPFUzifp7s4. 3.19.<\/p>\n","rendered":"

Overview<\/h2>\n

We are in the final step in the research and writing process for our final project: revision. You have feedback from your peers and your instructor \u2013 now what?<\/p>\n

Drafting and Revising<\/h2>\n

There are five stages in the writing process. Your first stage is receiving the prompt from your professor. The second stage is inventing, where you pick the topic for your assignment. The third stage is drafting, where you put your ideas on paper. We are in the fourth stage: revising, where you polish your draft into a final version. This video provides you with tools on how to move from the revising stage to your final product.<\/a><\/p>\n

Cutting Content<\/h2>\n

Part of the writing process is cutting the parts of your papers that do not \u201cfit\u201d with your thesis and arguments. This can be a painful part of the process, but it is essential. There are two types of cuts: higher-order and lower-order. This video provides you with tools on how to make cuts to strengthen your writing.<\/a><\/p>\n

Revisions<\/h2>\n

This video interviews professional authors on the processes they use when revising their writing. They reinforce that good writing goes through multiple versions before it is finished.<\/p>\n