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STAR Revision. How to Revise Your Essay. S ubstitute. Overused words Weak verbs with strong verbs Weak adjectives with strong adjectives Common nouns with proper nouns Passive voice with Active voice Informal wording for more formal diction. T ake things out. Unnecessary repetition
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STAR Revision How to Revise Your Essay
S ubstitute • Overused words • Weak verbs with strong verbs • Weak adjectives with strong adjectives • Common nouns with proper nouns • Passive voice with Active voice • Informal wording for more formal diction
Take things out • Unnecessary repetition • Unimportant or irrelevant information • Parts that might belong in another place • Contractions • I, me, my, you
Add • Detail • Description • Figurative language • Development • Quotations for support • Clarification for meaning • Expanded ideas • Transitions to make your writing flow smoothly
Rearrange • The sequence to produce a better effect • The order for a more logical flow • Sentences to vary the sentence types • Wording in sentences to make your writing more concise
Other suggestions • Have other people read your essay and get their feedback • Read your paper out loud • to catch confusing wording, • to catch spelling or punctuation or grammatical errors • (you might want to record yourself reading your paper aloud and then listen to it – that can help catch awkwardness, too)