(7B) DO NOW Padlet: Explaining Strategies For Line Editing & Proofing by Dario Sulzman

4 Strategies for Line Editing & Proofing

dariosulzman — 2024-12-03 16:13:11 UTC

Strategy #1: Read your work aloud, preferably with another person.

Strategy #2: Proof & Line Edit by making multiple passes of the draft–each pass with a different focus in mind for each pass (i.e. pass #1: Run-on sentences, pass #2: commas).

Strategy #3: If a sentence is confusing, try to find a way to shorten it.

Strategy #4: If a sentence seems overly wordy, find the main subject, verb and object of the sentence and rewrite it, starting with the subject and keeping the subject, verb, object as close together as possible.

Alex Walker

2024-12-03 16:20:48 UTC

I understand #3 since the main function of it is to try to maintain a clear paragraph/sentence to ensure a better grade on the essay.

There isn't one that I don't understand but overall they seem to all result in an improvement on my essay.

Dominique

2024-12-03 16:23:46 UTC

Strategy 1: raiding aloud your work is a good way to proof your work because it can help,to identify if your sounds good, does it have a good flow, doesn’t it make sense, etc.

Strategy 2: this will help to identify for bad grammar if any.

Strategy 3: the sentence might be confusing in the sense that it was misplaced in the wrong paragraph, it’s may not even be needed for that specific paragraph or the entire piece itself.

Strategy 4: this will also help with the flow of the writing as well as to make sure the writing isn’t to long because of unneeded information

Noah Vega

1060614 — 2024-12-03 16:24:11 UTC

Reading your work aloud can be helpful for looking for typos that you wouldn't find if you read it in your head or skimmed through it. Shortening sentences make your essay simpler and clarifies what you're stating. #3 and #4 seem the same to me, a sentence which is confusing is usually too "wordy." You're basically shortening both sentences and getting to the point.

#2 is the most confusing to me, I don't fully understand what proof and line edit means

Maya Boyd

2024-12-03 16:24:14 UTC

Strategy #1: Reading your essay out loud can help find mistakes you might've missed by reading in your head.

Strategy #2: Focusing on different areas that need work will ensure that you don't miss anything in that area.

Strategy #3: Run on sentences can sometimes be confusing, if you are confused then shorten it.

Strategy #4: This can help shorten your sentences and improve the flow of your text.

Nickolas

2024-12-03 16:24:40 UTC

i can understand why these 4 strategies can help us and our peers to organize deeper with other pov's, keep us and our friends accountable for the thing we cant see. but in everything they are pretty self explanatory

Kiara

2024-12-03 16:26:03 UTC

Strategy 1: This strategy can help because reading something in you head can sound differently then reading it out loud.

Strategy 2: This can help by only focusing on one area at time will help to limited mistakes.

Strategy 3: Run-on sentence can become confusing so take out the extra stuff and keep the key points.

Strategy 4: This can help with the flow of the essay and limit run-on sentences.

Jason Edge

2024-12-03 16:26:34 UTC

I would choose #2 to teach because it is very nice to have in one's arsenal

Ismael

2024-12-03 16:26:58 UTC

I understand strategy #2 because reading your work over and editing it looking at what could be changed helps make the essay sound more clear an well put together as well as it helps understand what improvements could be made to the essay

Juaquin Orozco

2024-12-03 16:27:43 UTC

I understand the Strategy #2 Because it makes editing easier as a result of run-on sentences and just adding commas which improves an essay.

Jacdelyn McAdams

2024-12-03 16:28:17 UTC

Reading you work outloud is always beneficial. You can listen to understand your writings tone, coherency, and flow.

Proof reading helps identify any grammatical mistakes, and running sentences.

If a sentence is too confusing it is better to shorten it and it drag along.

Dyani

2024-12-03 16:34:37 UTC

Strategy number 1 is beneficial because it identifies a flow of how you would like your readers to pace through your work. It also helps to see where you might need a pause, or if something is so long of a sentence that you’re out of breath.

Genesis Correa

2024-12-03 16:35:39 UTC

you can hear yourself to see if it sounds right out loud.
look and see if there are any errors
understanding a sentences overall meaning.
confused, it is a little like 3.

Anna Kim

2024-12-03 16:58:20 UTC

Strategy 1: This is useful when trying to find sentence structure mistakes that are difficult to find when reading in your head.

Strategy 2: This helps the reader feel less overwhelmed when revising work.

Strategy 3: Sometimes, the only reason sentences are confusing is because it's too lengthy.

Strategy 4: A specific technique to revise a confusing sentence.