Chapter 3 is about revising your essay. Start off by using global revision, meaning to view your work from your audience's perspective. As a result sentences and even paragraphs can be moved around or dropped. Eventually you will be left with paragraphs that you will be able to combine with another, and maybe later develop new paragraphs to help for a stronger essay. As mentioned in the chapter, it is very difficult to view your own work as an outsider. At that point step away from your essay, maybe even overnight. Then come back and ask questions about the main point and is the essay organized where your reader would understand the point you are trying to get across.
The next thing is to revise and edit the sentences for grammar and punctuation. Make sure things make sense because even grammar check on the computer is not helpful in what you want to be said. Once your sentences are revised, proofread your paper. Proofreading is a slow process, so take your time and try not to rush. This is where you would look for any misspelled words, or words that might be missing or even words you may not need.
After writing my first essay for this class, I felt like it was sort of all over the place. But the comments that were posted helped me develop a stronger essay. I used global revision on that same essay and without even knowing it. I took sentences from other paragraphs, eliminated some, combined others, and eventually it became more focused. Proofreading is a good idea because I know sometimes when I’m typing words get mixed up and sometimes things just don’t make sense. Overall, revising more than once is a good thing.
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