Revision
re vision
see again
re-see
Revision means to look at your writing again --- look at it with fresh eyes to see if you words interesting, clear, precise, focused, and consise.
Are your words:
Use the muscles in your ARMS:
Add-What else do I need to include? Can I add a more descriptive verb? Can I add a simile? alliteration? consonance? imagery?
Remove-Can I leave out any unnecessary words like of and the? Is there a line that doesn't fit? Can I use fewer, more concise words?
Move-Is the information in the most logical place? Do I need to change my line breaks? Are me sentences and paragraphs flowing easily from one idea to the next? Do I need transitions?
Substitute-What words could be replaced with clearer, stronger words? Nifty nouns and Vivid Verbs: ACTION and ACTIVE
Writers are masters of word power with ARMS using figurative language. Review our strategies:
Poetry Techniques
Add: Click here: Revision Add 1 Revision Add 2 Revision Add 3
Remove: Click here. Revision Remove
Move: Click here. Revision Move Connections Example
Substitute: Click here. Revision Substitute
For quick revision, use the Names, Action, and Senses (imagery). Click here for directions.
For more thorough revision, use Names, Action, Imagery, showing, cut clutter, figurative language, etc. For directions, click here.
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Poetry Techniques
For lessons and quizes on figurative language, click Mrs. Dowling's links here.
To view a step by step revision of a short essay, click here.