Blog #4 (Chapter 5)

Revising and editing text has always been something rather difficult for me. The idea of getting and giving feed back is a concept that has been used throughout my schooling experience but within this chapter is many different way of editing and revising that seem to make a great deal of sense. Reviewing the design and reviewing the organization are pretty clear-cut and simple. The aspect of reviewing the content with the rule of “The Four Cs” gives a great footing to really make clear revisions to any form of text. The four “C”s include; Is it clear, Is it complete, is it correct, is it compelling? This leads to the concept of the CLOUD paragraphs, which are Coherence, Length, Organization, Unity, and Development. Using these writing rules, it makes revisions and editing much more simple. Following the rule of review the content comes review the sentences where most writers agree the best reviewing and proofreading happens. Overall, this was a great chapter with a lot of great information on making revisions and editions to a paper.