Developing Effective Writing Process/Editing and Proofreading

Before you hand in your assignment, make sure you do a thorough edit of your own work as the final step to the writing process. Check your grammar, your writing mechanics, your spelling, and your transition words/phrases that link sentences together. Try reading your paper aloud to find awkward sentences or other issues, or reading your paper backwards sentence by sentence.

Questions to ask yourself:

• Is the formatting of my paper in line with the assignment guidelines?
• Have I checked the spelling and grammar myself (beyond spell-check!)?
• Have I included my citations in the correct format?