Rewriting+Tips

**"The best writing is rewriting"** -- E.B.White

Here are some suggestions from Caitlin Kelly, a professional writer and editor:

1. **Read** your **work** **out loud**. This is like painters who look at their work in a mirror in order to get a different perspective. USE **WORD Q** on your laptops to assist you.

2. **Take** your **time**. Work on an essay, then **review** it days or even weeks **later**. THIS IS THE WEEK TO DO SO!

3. Read a **hard printed copy** with a **highlighter** marker or pen in hand to catch typos, grammatical glitches and places it just doesn't flow. Don't just rely on your spell-check and other software helpers.

4. Check for **sentence** **variation**, similes/use of **figurative** **language**, **transition** words, and **concrete evidence/examples** to develop your writing. Do you have a **topic** **sentence**? **Concluding** **sentence**?

5. Have **confidence** in **yourself**. **Don't** just stop or **give** **up**. Great writing is hard work and takes effort.


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