Sunday, February 21, 2010

Proof Read Your Essay

You have carefully outlined and written the assignment. Now it's time to use the remaining few minutes to proof read what you have written. Ask yourself--did I leave out any words? If so, use a caret symbol and insert the omitted word.

Did you lose your concentration and write a double sentence? If so, cross out the superfluous material.

Did you mean to write their instead of there? Or should it be they're? Change it to the proper form.

Make only minor editing changes during the final proof. The graders know your essay was handwritten under time pressure without the use of spell check and grammar check. Do the best you can to make sure the essay is well written, well organized and that it answers the assignment.

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