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Copy Editing

Copy Editing. Creating a Polished Paper. Copy Editing?. Changes to the formatting, style, and accuracy of any written work. Improves the flow of a paper and makes it more cohesive. Cements ideas in place: should be done before handing in final draftt . The Big Three.

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Copy Editing

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  1. Copy Editing Creating a Polished Paper

  2. Copy Editing? • Changes to the formatting, style, and accuracy of any written work. • Improves the flow of a paper and makes it more cohesive. • Cements ideas in place: should be done before handing in final draftt.

  3. The Big Three • Three main principles of copy editing • Format: adjusts location of ideas • Sentence Level • Style: adjusts appearance of ideas • Word Level • Clarity: adjusts flow of ideas • Entire segment

  4. For Example… • Original Sentence: • That’s unusual coming from a woman writer of this time, which we see when we read Julia of Norwhich and Margery Kempe. • Copy Edited Sentence • Margery Kempe’soverly passionate novel is typical of fifteenth century women writers. However, Julia of Norwhich’scalm, thoughtful Book of Showings defies such characteristics.

  5. Format: Adjusts Location • Original Sentence: • That’s unusual coming from a woman writer of this time, which we see when we read Julia of Norwhichand Margery Kempe. • Copy Edited Sentence • Margery Kempe’s overly passionate novel is typical of fifteenth century women writers.However, Julia of Norwhich’s calm, thoughtful Book of Showings defies such characteristics.

  6. Style: Adjusts Apperance • Original Sentence: • That’s unusual coming from a woman writer of this time, which we see when we read Julia of Norwhich and Margery Kempe. • Copy Edited Sentence • Margery Kempe’soverly passionate novel is typical of fifteenth century women writers. However, Julia of Norwhich’scalm, thoughtful Book of Showingsdefies such characteristics.

  7. Clarity: Adjusts Flow • Original Sentence: • That’sunusual coming from a woman writer of this time, |which we see when we read Julia of Norwhich and Margery Kempe. • Copy Edited Sentence • Margery Kempe’s overly passionate novel is typical of fifteenth century women writers. However, Julia of Norwhich’s calm, thoughtful Book of Showings defies such characteristics.

  8. Where to Start • Identify one idea • Could be point, evidence, or analysis • Use Big Three as questions • Does the sentence order make sense? • Does my word choice make sense? • Does the idea flow?

  9. Your Turn • Copy Edit These Sentences • Three weeks into my second year at college, I still remember the most tossed around piece of advice I was given as a new freshman. It came packaged a little differently each time I heard it, but in general I was give to understand that these four years of my college career would be some of the most important of my life.

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