Chapter. 7 Revising an Essay

Inductive reasoning involves____.

starting with specific details and moving to a larger concluding point or generalization.

A deductive pattern is more common than an inductive pattern in student writing because ____.

Deduction more closely matches general pattern that teachers often look for in student papers.

Which of the following sentences has been proofread to be completely free of grammar mistakes, spelling errors, and typos?

Ever since the man-eating shark attack, wannabe swimmers have been prohibited from frolicking in the local lake.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a heterograph?

Fine, find

What is the first step in editing an essay written by another writer?

Read through the essay to understand the original writer's intent.

As you evaluate the effectiveness of a piece of deductive reasoning, you should first look for____.

A clearly expressed main point.

From the following options, what suggestion would you make when editing the paragraph below? 'I love to hear the rain falling. It doesn't matter if it is reining hard or soft; I love it. I love what the rain represents - cleansing and nurturing for all of the Earth. The rain is amazing.'

Change 'reining' to 'raining' in the second sentence.

What two types of editing do we engage in when editing the work of others?

Editing for content and grammar.

Sarah has just completed writing a paper. She is now spending time making sure that her subjects and verbs always agree, that she is using active voice instead of passive voice, and that she has good variety in her sentence structure. This is an example of which of the following?

Editing for mechanics.

Editing for content ___, while editing for mechanics ___.

Ensures you met the objectives for the assignment; ensures your polis your writing by addressing fine details.

Maggie has written an essay that is going to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. She struggles with proofreading her own material because her mind tends to wander when she reads her essays aloud to herself. What is another type of proofreading strategy that Maggie could use?

Read her essay backwards.

Vincent is reading over the paper that he has written. He realizes that he went off on a bit of a tangent, and one of his main points does not line up with his thesis statement. This was discovered while Vincent was _____.

Editing for content.

If you find that you've written more of a descriptive essay when you meant to write as persuasive essay, you should ___.

Go back and add persuasive statements following each instance of evidence in your essay.

The last step in the editing process is known as _____, which involves carefully reading over a document for the purpose of finding any errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting that need to be corrected.

Proofreading

Which of the following is NOT a suggested proofreading strategy?

Reading only the new paragraphs you have written while revising?

Which of the following is NOT included in the general rules of self-editing?

To be as fresh as possible, edit your paper immediately after you finish writing it.

Why is it important to proofread your essay?

To ensure that you do not overlook silly mistakes that can affect your credibility.

Which of the following is a question we should ask ourselves when editing the work of others?

What is the mood of the piece?

As you work on editing and improving the content of an essay that you've written, which of the following considerations is NOT important?

Your supporting details are numbered.

Outlining the major points from your essay after writing the essay can help you _____.

spot ideas that are out of place

Deductive reasoning involves ____.

starting with a generalization and moving to specific details.

When you try to improve your thesis statement, you should _____.

Make it more specific, based on the major points you've made in your paper.

What would be the BEST editing option for the paragraph below? 'Cars are one of the ways people all over the world travel. Transportation has changed a lot over the past 200 years. People travel at speeds most couldn't imagine 200 years ago. A distant land most could only dream of can now be traveled to by the average person in many countries.'

Move the first sentence to the end of the paragraph.

Consider the following paragraph: I always vote for the National Party candidate in gubernatorial elections. This year, Sally Smith is the National Party candidate for governor, so I will vote for Sally Smith for governor this year. Which type of reasoning is displayed in this paragraph?

Deductive Reasoning.