Synopses & Reviews
As all good writers know, a first draft needs to be cleaned up, trimmed down, and organized. Proofreading, Revising, and Editing Skills Success is designed to help you do just thatin twenty short lessons of 20 minutes a day. Lessons in this book begin with the most common writing problems, address the mechanics that make up a well-written work, and end by evaluating the paper's effectiveness and purpose. Practice with proofreading, revising, and editing skills helps improve written ability and raises scores on high stakes tests. Ultimately, you will accomplish what you set out to do.
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Table of Contents
Introduction. Pretest. Lesson 1: Understanding the Writing Process. Lesson 2: Writing Sentences. Lesson 3: Avoiding Awkward Sentences. Lesson 4: Creating Sentence Variety. Lesson 5: Shaping Paragraphs. Lesson 6: Using Transitions. Lesson 7: Establishing a Writing Style. Lesson 8: Turning Passive Verbs into Active Verbs. Lesson 9: Making Sure Subjects and Verbs Agree. Lesson 10: Maling Sure Nouns and Pronouns Agree. Lesson 11: Using Modifiers. Lesson 12: Checking Capitalization and Spelling. Lesson 13: Punctuating Sentences. Lesson 14: Using Commas. Lesson 15: Using Semi-colans and Colons. Lesson 16: Using Apstrophes in Pluarls and Possessives. Lesson 17: Using Quotation Marks. Lesson 18: Using Hyphens, Dashes, and Ellipses. Lesson 19: Checking for Commonly Confused Words and Cliches. Lesson 20: Putting it All Together. Post Test. Appendix A. Appendix B.