Editing your essay

Last updated: 13 Oct 2008

You have shared your wisdom with the world through your essay and are just about ready to relax and let the clock run down for those last 3 minutes.

Stop! Do not let yourself take a break just yet.

Take 2 to 3 minutes to review your essay, checking for:

Spelling errors: If you do not know how to spell a word then a review will not help much but you can at least catch typing errors.
Grammatical errors: Sometimes these are difficult to catch in your own work, but still worth looking out for.
Flow of the essay: Does the essay move well from one transition/idea to another? From one paragraph to another? Look in particular at the beginning and end of paragraphs for smooth transitions.
Ideas: Does this make sense? Do you still agree with what you just wrote?
Check over the introduction and conclusion: These are the most important parts of the essay, since the reader will pay more attention to these sections than the body of the essay. So make sure they are good.

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