The College Paper Revision Process

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I'm Kari Wethington for expertvillage.com. Today we are going over how to write a college paper. After you have that rough draft done which will probably take a little while, it's time to take a little breather let your mind rest and then start revising. You want to come to your paper with a set of fresh eyes so give yourself some time and read your piece slowly, maybe read it out loud. Try to find where you have holes, make sure that the paragraphs are arranged that makes sense just, really look for that logical flow. That is something that professors are always looking at for. So make notes of those places you might want to print this out and actually with a red pen mark where you need to go back and work on things. Then go back to your sources and find what you can include or maybe even take some paragraphs out sometimes you have written too much and it just doesn't make sense in the overall picture. Also it's really important to make sure that you are using enough sources, you have done all that research and you have pulled together some great resources. You want to make sure that you read them into your story. Don't make it too obvious, don't just throw in a quotation to say "hey professor I used a source here", but make sure it fits the flow of your argument of your main point. Professors really love that and it should be settled not obvious but it should be support the whole piece all together. Also really think about your language, make sure that the language fits the topic, make sure that it sounds academic and your professor will know what you are talking about. Often in classes you are using certain words, certain languages and you should make sure that is reflecting your paper, also make sure that you keep your audience in mind. Of course your professor is grading your paper but think about the other people in your class, other people who might read this down the line and what they like to hear. Make sure that you're keeping in touch with them and keeping them interesting so this is the time to revise and this will take many revisions but start with one read through. Make lots of markings of where you can improve your writing.

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