GA5: Questions About the Revision Process

Please contribute any questions or observations you have about the three stages–Structural Revision, Line Editing, Proofreading–of the Revision Process as a comment to this post.  Although we had a great discussion earlier in the semester on the subject of Paragraphs, there is still A LOT TO TALK ABOUT!  For instance, what revision strategies can one use to achieve greater coherence and unity in a paragraph?  Might transition words between sentences be one answer?  Might thinking through the logical relations between sentences be another answer? …  Might revisiting Melton’s definition of a paragraph be helpful to you?  Melton defines paragraphs in the following manner:  “A paragraph consists of a unified idea that supports the overall reason for writing the essay. Every paragraph should be able to be looked at like its own piece of work that is also related to the topic at hand.  Things that good paragraphs have are examples that help you analyze, discuss, and explain the sub-topic .You should always start a new paragraph when you want to talk about a new sub topic.”