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How to Edit Your Essay

  • Course
  • 64 Lessons

Does your learner need help with editing their essays? With clear and concise video lessons, "How to Edit & Revise Your Essay" teaches students how to effectively and efficiently revise their work so that their essays are clearer, easier to read, and more convincing. They’ll see improvements immediately and become an editing expert in no time!
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Contents

Introduction

Welcome!
  • 3 mins
  • 14.1 MB
Preview

Part 1: Editing for Structure

In this section, you will progress through the Structure Checklist and improve the organization of your essay. Have fun!

Introduction to Part 1
  • 1 min
  • 5.08 MB
Editing Checklist Download
  • 440 KB
Check for Required Paragraphs
  • 4 mins
  • 20.2 MB
Required Paragraphs Practice Quiz
    The Hook
    • 3 mins
    • 11.2 MB
    Preview
    Hook Practice Quiz
      Make the Hook Specific
      • 2 mins
      • 8.71 MB
      Specific Hook Practice Quiz
        Include a Strong Thesis Statement
        • 3 mins
        • 15.5 MB
        Thesis Statement Practice Quiz
          Thesis Statement Answers Essay Prompt
          • 3 mins
          • 14.3 MB
          Thesis Statement Answers Essay Prompt Practice Quiz
            Check Topic Sentence
            • 3 mins
            • 12.7 MB
            Topic Sentence Practice Quiz
              Supporting Details
              • 2 mins
              • 13.4 MB
              Supporting Details Practice Quiz
                Link Back to Essay Claim
                • 3 mins
                • 13.3 MB
                Link Back to Essay Claim Practice Quiz
                  Conclusion Repeat Claim
                  • 2 mins
                  • 6 MB
                  Repeat Claim Practice Quiz
                    Summarize Arguments
                    • 2 mins
                    • 9.96 MB
                    Restate Arguments Practice Quiz
                      Final Thought
                      • 3 mins
                      • 13.4 MB
                      Final Thought Practice Quiz

                        Part 2: Editing for Style

                        Now that your essay is well organized, in this section, you start revising individual sentences to improve their effectiveness.

                        Part 2 Introduction
                        • 1 min
                        • 4.23 MB
                        Weak Introductions
                        • 2 mins
                        • 9.44 MB
                        Weak Introductions Practice Quiz
                          Repeated Words and Phrases
                          • 3 mins
                          • 11.9 MB
                          Repeated Words Practice Quiz
                            Vague Words
                            • 2 mins
                            • 9.81 MB
                            Vague Words Practice Quiz
                              Unclear Pronouns
                              • 3 mins
                              • 13.6 MB
                              Unclear Pronouns Practice Quiz
                                Replace Weak Words
                                • 2 mins
                                • 7.63 MB
                                Weak Words Practice Quiz
                                  Sentence Variation
                                  • 4 mins
                                  • 17.7 MB
                                  Sentence Variation Practice Quiz
                                    Transition Phrases
                                    • 2 mins
                                    • 9.5 MB
                                    Transition Phrases PDF
                                    • 40.9 KB
                                    Transition Phrases Practice Quiz
                                      Sentence Fragments
                                      • 2 mins
                                      • 9.49 MB
                                      Sentence Fragments Practice Quiz
                                        Slang, Idioms & Informal Language
                                        • 2 mins
                                        • 8.61 MB
                                        Slang, Idioms and Informal Phrases Practice Quiz
                                          Pronoun Referents
                                          • 3 mins
                                          • 11.9 MB
                                          Pronoun Referents Practice Quiz

                                            Part 3: Editing Mechanics

                                            Well done on reaching this far in the course! You are nearly done.

                                            In this section, we go over straightforward final issues such as capitalization, numbers, and other formatting issues.

                                            Part 3 Introduction
                                            • 1 min
                                            • 2.69 MB
                                            Capitalization
                                            • 2 mins
                                            • 8.25 MB
                                            Capitalization Practice Quiz
                                              Numbers
                                              • 2 mins
                                              • 7.92 MB
                                              Numbers Practice Quiz
                                                Fonts & More...
                                                • 2 mins
                                                • 8.3 MB
                                                Fonts & More Practice Quiz
                                                  Parallel Structures
                                                  • 3 mins
                                                  • 12.7 MB
                                                  Parallel Structures Practice Quiz
                                                    Format Reference List
                                                    • 3 mins
                                                    • 12.9 MB
                                                    Reference List Practice Quiz
                                                      Source Quality
                                                      • 2 mins
                                                      • 11.7 MB
                                                      Source Quality Practice Quiz
                                                        Title Page & More...
                                                        • 2 mins
                                                        • 9.33 MB
                                                        Title, etc Practice Quiz

                                                          Part 4 Final Comments

                                                          Moving Forward: Editing Strategies
                                                          • 2 mins
                                                          • 8.03 MB
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