5. Topic
Sentence
Paragraph
Add/clarify
Add/clarify topic sentences or add/modify
the transitions as needed.
From Howe Centre for Writing Excellence’s “Revision Strategies: Organization”
Read
Read those sentences one after another to
see if you can follow the essay’s flow.
Copy and
paste
Copy and paste (or underline or highlight)
the first sentence of each paragraph and
the last sentence of each paragraph.
6. Paragraph
Balance
LOOK: Are some paragraphs much longer
or shorter than others?
LONG: Is there more than one idea in the
paragraph? If so, divide into two or more
paragraphs.
SHORT: does the info belong in another
paragraph? Or if it’s an important point of
its own, how can you expand on it?
Adapted from Howe Centre for Writing Excellence’s “Revision Strategies: Organization”
9. Focus on
Individual
Sentences
1. Press the return key after every
period so every line is a new
sentence.
2. Read each sentence separately,
looking for errors.
Adapted from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Centre’s “Editing and Proofreading”
14. Image Sources
• Slide 2 via EssayTigers
• Slide 7 by UNC Writing Center via YouTube
• Slide 10 via Clarity Editorial
• Slide 12 via Lifehacker Australia
• Slide 13 via Steemit