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- <h2 class="large-text">Substantive Editing, part 2</h2>
- <p>This week we are conti<img src="/content/enforced/310094-CMPW708301_2017F/editcomic.jpg"
- alt="Comic about editing." title="Comic about editing." align="right" width="450" />nuing our discussion on
- substantive editing. After this, we have just two classes left - bias & fact-checking and
- revisiting common errors & consistency. This week also introduces the final assignment for this course.
- You can find the details below.</p>
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- <h3>This week's readings:</h3>
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- <li><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/subject-verb-agreement" target="_blank"
- rel="noopener">Subject-Verb Agreement</a> by Bonnie Mills</li>
- <li>
- <p><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/misplaced-modifiers" target="_blank"
- rel="noopener">Misplaced Modifiers</a> by Mignon Fogarty</p>
- </li>
- <li><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-parallel-construction-correctly?page=1"
- target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Use Parallel</a> Construction Correctly by Rob Reinalda</li>
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- <h2>Learning Outcomes</h2>
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- <h2>Checklist</h2>
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- <p>At the end of this module, you will be able to:</p>
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- <li>Explain structural editing.</li>
- <li>Evaluate pieces of writing based on clarity and order.</li>
- <li>Defend editing decisions with a writer</li>
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- <p>In order to complete the module, you will need to do the following:</p>
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- <li>Read course content.</li>
- <li>Complete readings.</li>
- <li>Watch the TED Talk.</li>
- <li>Finish the Rewriting assignment.</li>
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- <h5><strong>Structural Editing Questions to Ask Yourself</strong>
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- <li class="list-group-item">Is it clear? Does it make sense?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Does it flow? Are there places you get lost?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Does it cover the most important topics?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Does anything insult your intelligence or go over your head?
- </li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are there places where you need a story or example?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are facts backed up by sources and credited properly?</li>
- </ul>
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- <div class="text-muted">Source: Nicely Said by Nicole Fenton and Kate Kiefer Lee
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- <h5><strong>Structural Editing Questions for Web Content</strong>
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- <li class="list-group-item">Is the headline clear, truthful, and persuasive?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are there subheadings? If so, are they clear and correctly
- placed? If not, can they be added?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are titles consistently title case or sentence case?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are there any “chunks of text” that can be broken up
- with bullets, hyperlinks, numbered
- lists, or bolded words?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Is there a need to add images or infographics?</li>
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- <h5><strong>Copy-editing Questions</strong>
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- <li class="list-group-item">Are there spelling or usage errors?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are there punctuation errors?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are there confusing sentences or paragraphs that could be broken
- up?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Can words be removed or shortened for clarity?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are there formatting errors?</li>
- <li class="list-group-item">Are there inconsistencies in spelling or capitalization?
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- <h2 style="display: inline !important;">Copy-editing Questions</h2>
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- <g class="gr_ gr_2972 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="2972"
- data-gr-id="2972">Are</g> there spelling or usage errors?
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- </li>
- <li>
- <div>Are there punctuation errors?</div>
- </li>
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- <div>Are there confusing sentences or paragraphs that could be broken up?</div>
- </li>
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- <div>Can words be removed or shortened for clarity?</div>
- </li>
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- <div>Are there formatting errors?</div>
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- <div>Are there inconsistencies in spelling or capitalization?</div>
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- </ul>
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- <h2>Refreshers</h2>
- <p><strong>Reading assignment:</strong></p>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/subject-verb-agreement" target="_blank"
- rel="noopener">Subject-Verb Agreement</a> by Bonnie Mills</li>
- <li>
- <p><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/misplaced-modifiers" target="_blank"
- rel="noopener">Misplaced Modifiers</a> by Mignon Fogarty</p>
- </li>
- <li><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-parallel-construction-correctly?page=1"
- target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Use Parallel</a> Construction Correctly by Rob Reinalda</li>
- </ul>
- <p><strong>Viewing Assignment: </strong>How misused modifiers can hurt your writing by Emma Bryce</p>
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- <h2>Assignment</h2>
- <p>You have two assignments for this course. The Peer Edit is due on Friday, November 22 (that might be today if
- you're a procrastinator!). After that, you'll need to incorporate your peer's recommendations and polish up the
- post by December 13. Also due on the 13th is the Rewriting Assignment (don't worry - this is the first you're
- hearing about it). See below for details. Don't get behind!</p>
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- <li><a href="/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=473194&type=dropbox&rcode=CENCOL-2064863"
- target="_self">Substantive peer edit</a> Due November 22</li>
- <li><a href="/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=473194&type=dropbox&rcode=CENCOL-2064864"
- target="_self">2nd Draft</a> Due November 29</li>
- <li><a href="/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=473194&type=dropbox&rcode=CENCOL-2064866"
- target="_self">Final version</a> Due December 13</li>
- <li><a href="/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=473194&type=dropbox&rcode=CENCOL-2064868"
- target="_self">Rewriting Assignment</a> Due December 13</li>
- </ol>
- <h2>References</h2>
- <ol>
- <li>Bryce, E. (n.d.). <em>How misused modifiers can hurt your writing</em>. Retrieved from <a
- href="https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-misused-modifiers-can-hurt-your-writing-emma-bryce">https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-misused-modifiers-can-hurt-your-writing-emma-bryce</a>
- </li>
- <li>Fogarty, M. (2007). <em>Misplaced Modifiers</em>. Retrieved from <a
- href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/misplaced-modifiers">https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/misplaced-modifiers</a>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>Mills, B. (2015). <em>Subject-Verb Agreement.</em> Retrieved from <a
- href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/subject-verb-agreement">https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/subject-verb-agreement</a>
- </p>
- <p></p>
- </li>
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- <p>Reinalda, R. (2009). <em>How to Use Parallel Construction Correctly. </em>Retrieved from <a
- href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-parallel-construction-correctly?page=1">https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-parallel-construction-correctly?page=1</a>
- </p>
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