Editing+&+Proofreading

Editing With Highlights: Spotting potential errors

 * ===Draw an arrow to any use of the word “and”: look for appropriate comma usage ===

 What does this do?

 * ===Count the number of words per sentence (7) [in this sentence] ===

 What does this tell you?

 * ===Highlight the first word of each sentence ===

 What does this tell you?

 * ===Box the word “that”: omit some (~85%), change some to who or whom (5-8%), few needed ===

 What does this give your writing?

 * ===Put a line over verbs and verb endings (ended ends) ===

 What does this give your writing?

 * ===Circle pronouns (1st: I, my, me. 2nd: you. 3rd: he, she, they, him, her, their) ===

 What does this give your writing?
=== Why draw attention to words you already know? ===
 * ===Underline potential CCW with highlighter (other than color already used) ===

===Extra line spaces between heading and title, or title and writing = -2 points for each ===

===Title error (bold, italicized, underlined, larger font, generic, etc) = -2 ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CCW errors & misspelled words = -1 each ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Errors in number agreement (a student ≠ their) = -1 each ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Missing support sentences (a’s and b’s) = -2 each ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Improper use of “that” (includes over-use, should be “who” or “whom”) =-2 each ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using “I think,” “I feel,” or “I believe” statements = -2 each ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Announcing (“In this essay I will discuss…”) = -2 each ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Capitalization (over or under) = -1 each ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not using specifics (e.g. use of “stuff,” “things,” “a lot,” “pretty”) = -1 each ===

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Misuse of quotation marks = -2 per set ===