...Learning and Information Services Guide to Proofreading What is Proofreading? Proofreading involves checking the content and appearance of your written work: looking for errors in typing, spelling and grammar, and ensuring that it is presented in a style that meets the requirements of a module or course. Proofreading is a skill that requires time, but the more you practice the quicker and easier it will become to spot any corrections that need to be made. Why is Proofreading important? Proofreading is an essential final stage of the essay writing process which should not be overlooked as a poorly presented piece of work can lose marks. After the effort of finding information and writing the essay, don’t lose marks by submitting a work spoiled by spelling and grammatical errors, or that does not adhere to your module’s requirements. A well-presented essay indicates to your tutor that you care about your work. Areas to check: Proofreading can be time-consuming and it is easy to underestimate the time required. It is a good idea to build in time for proofreading into your assignment plan. It is especially important that you follow any module requirements regarding referencing, line spacing, paragraph indentation, and margins, and that these are observed consistently and continuously. Checklist: Grammar | | check | spelling | Don’t rely on the spellchecker in Word - this won’t pick up “typos” as from/form or been/bean. Use a dictionary to check spellings...
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...Copyediting & Proofreading FOR DUMmIES by Suzanne Gilad ‰ Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2007 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317-572-3447, fax 317-572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies.com, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. All...
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...Unit 4 Exercise 1: 1. The basic format for a proposal includes the following steps: Introduction Problem Analysis; major causes, Evidence and Effects of the probem. Plan for solving the problem: Major steps, Support and Deliverables. Benefits of the Plan: Costs-benefits analysis Conclusion 2. Proposals are used in college, in the workplace and anywhere you want to pitch a proposal or new project idea including grant writing. 3. The steps for inventing your proposal’s content are defining the problem, analyzing the problem, researching, inquiring, and finding similar projects. 4. The three primary sources of information for proposal writing are online, print, and empirical sources. 5. The steps to planning to solve the problem are map out the plan, explore each major step, figure out costs and benefits, and finding similar projects. 6. Costs and benefits should be listed to prove to the readers that the benefits of their investment are worth the risks. 7. In choosing an appropriate style, the steps are creating an Authoritative Tone, use metaphors and similes, pay attention to Sentence Length, and minimize the jargon. 8. Three tips for designing the proposal are creating a look, create white space and use meaningful headings. 9. The four steps in revising and editing a proposal are looking for inconsistencies in content, getting rid of extra stuff, tweaking the design and proof reading. 10. Five major problems listed are students...
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...of Negotiation: Your Name(s) (First name and surname): Your role in this negotiation: ------------------------------------------------- REMINDER: The Pre-Negotiation worksheet MUST be completed PRIOR to your negotiation. IMPORTANT! 10% of your grade on this assignment will be based on the visual quality of your written work. This includes (but is not limited to) providing all requested information, proofreading your document, running a grammar and spell check, and insuring that your document is properly formatted and aligned. It is fully expected that you will submit “professional quality” work to your instructor, both in content and in presentation. PART 1: YOUR ANALYSIS OF THE NEGOTIATION 1. In one or two paragraphs, please provide a summary of why this negotiation is taking place. You should include what brought the two parties to the bargaining table, and what they hope to accomplish during the course of this negotiation. Be as specific as possible using the general and/or confidential written information that was provided for you. 2. What alternatives do you have if you do not successfully complete this negotiation? List all that apply (whether they be good or bad) and then identify which option is your BATNA and why. 3. What possibilities do you see that could be used to bring added value to BOTH parties in this negotiation? (“enlarging the pie”) PART 2: PREPARING TO NEGOTIATE 1. In preparation for this negotiation, what have...
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...the question set by the lecturer. * Develops the argument logically, so that one point follows from another coherently. The essay should hold together and be consistent. * Indicates the evidence on which the argument and individual points are based and acknowledge the sources of information. Paraphrase and summarise the writers mentioned – do not just use direct quotes. * Keeps to the word limits and other directions set by the lecturer and is as concise as possible. * Avoids irrelevant or extraneous information that detracts from the main argument. * Uses words that he/she understands and is comfortable with. Some students will have a better command of language and a wider vocabulary than others. However, the important thing is to get the message across clearly * Is sure to edit the work for spelling and typographical mistakes before handing it in. Sloppy work detracts from what might otherwise be a good essay. To summarise, a good essay will: a) develop a logical argument b) be coherent, consistent and concise c) provide evidence d) acknowledge sources e) conform to directions f) use clear language. The writing stages Like most things, essay writing is made up of stages that need to be worked through. Do not become stressed about the finished essay before completing an analysis of the question. Planning Analyse and brainstorm the topic Ask yourself: What is the specific topic for this essay? What are the...
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...Jessica Gallardo ENG-101-OL012 Sept-2012 Working as a receptionist in a Catholic Church rectory posed several responsibilities upon me. One of the main challenges was the bulletin since I had to start it on Monday and submit it for printing on Wednesday. It was a duty I had every week. Serving several purposes, it consisted of sections made up of short paragraphs for each topic, announcement, upcoming activities, and prayer list. Occasionally, I had to submit letters within the bulletin for the parishioners of a detailed message I wanted to portray. The bulletin provided communion between the church and the parishioners. It was also an important way to present the church to new visitors. That is why making the bulletin required several steps that were necessary to help me along the composing process. My writing process started by gathering all letters, memos, announcements, and scheduled appointments for that week. By doing so I gathered information that I would later use to compose my work. I discussed with the pastor and wrote down everything he wanted to make reference to in the bulletin. These notes usually gave me a foundation to know how and where I should begin. The bulletin was done in a chronological order. This made it easier for me to organize my topics and themes according to upcoming events. Each topic was covered briefly and in simple paragraphs. On the back of the bulletin I provided a full page of Reflection. My writings varied depending on the season...
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...Writing a paper either individually or in a group, there are many things to consider other than just the writing itself. Selecting a topic to write about is different by yourself as opposed to a group. When writing alone, you don't have anyone else to contend with, so the choices are easier to make. However, you may not have as many options as you would working in a group, many people working together will come up with a much larger range of topics. Either way has its benefits as well as its problems. Having more topics to pick from will give any paper a much richer material base to pool from, but at the same time having to deal with many people means that things may not always go smoothly, as some members of the group may not see eye to eye on every topic. On the other side of that, one person writing a paper will have fewer problems picking a topic, but at the same time will not have as many to choose from as someone working in a group. One thing both ways of writing a paper have in common is that you still have to pick one subject to work with, regardless of how many people are working on the paper. And depending on the subject that you have to work with, a group or individual may come to the same conclusion in a short amount of time. When writing in a group, it can be more difficult to edit work as more than one person is writing it. When you write by yourself, the revisions can be a bit easier as you can have a better vision of the finished product as well as the fact that...
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...Collaborative Writing Bianca Rogers, Steven Rhodes, Danny Russ, William Lindsey Eng/215 April 21, 2011 Margaret Fletcher Collaborative Writing Collaborative writing is a concept design to bring a group of people together to collaborate on a specific topic or idea. The process of collaborative writing: research, rough draft, final draft is just as an individual paper; however, the workload is divided amongst the team. The importance of collaborative writing is to have a group of individuals successfully working together to builds character in the team members. The complexity of a group dynamic is in the team member themselves; with many personalities and different behavior patterns, group work can be undeniably difficult. For a successful paper, the group must demonstrate ethical working habits by dividing the workload evenly, communicating effectively, and demonstrating keen promptness. A divided workload can be very difficult to accommodate; team members generally do not share the same opinion, so common grounds must be settled on to start the paper. Writing collaboratively acknowledges ethos as, “collaborative practices involving distributed participation and collaboration, where rules and procedures are flexible and open to change” (Kittle & Hicks, p.2). This essay will break down the fundamentals of collaboratively writing, using different facts and ideas to describe its practices. A cliché most often used is, “there is no “i” in team.” People used this...
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...performed (procedure, tools, equipment) | Why is action performed (purpose) | Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen and forward calls, providing information, taking messages and scheduling appointments | Customers, Clients | Telephone, e-mail | To provide information to clients and schedule appointments | Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations | Clients, Customers | - | To assist clients and customers and to make them satisfied about the establishment | Transmit information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine | Customers, Clients | Telephone, email, mail, facsimile machine | To co-ordinate the process. | Collect, sort, distribute and prepare mail, messages and courier deliveries | Customers, Clients | Mail, telephone, computer | To co-ordinate the process | Provide information about establishment such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided | Customers, Clients | - | To help clients in getting familiar with the establishment and clarify their queries | File and maintain records | HR manager | Data entry | For future reference | Hear and resolve complaints from customers and public | Customers | Telephone, email, mail | To solve tickets and answer queries | Perform administrative supportive tasks such as proofreading, transcribing handwritten information, and...
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...youth. Socrates was a debatable person and hardly anyone on the town liked him. Socrates was known as someone who would challenge anyone's thinking; he did it through his endless and circular Socratic dialogues, and Socrates publicly questioned the Gods Athenians worshiped. Socrates was found guilty and was then sentenced. He would abide by the law and didn't even try to convince the jury he was innocent. Socrates preformed his own sentence on his own by drinking poison and ended up killing himself. Socrates really did not have a lot of fans on his side because everyone just thought he was better and wiser than them. The only way they were able to get rid of him was accuse him of wrong doing. Obviously it worked bit the question I have is why did no one step up and change the way they lived their life? Was it really worth taking someone else’s life just because he was wiser and more understanding about life, or are people just really living the mediocre life and not making a better change for their well-being? In my opinion Socrates is correct “an...
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...James C Vincent II MRS. IVERS English Composition Fundamentals 2/21/11 The fundamentals to a grammatically correct paper Most papers start out with some type of argument in which is supported by a list of claims as evidence. Usually it begins with an attention getter that gives interest in the material. One thing to really create is the thesis statement. The first paragraph usually states the three main points of the body of the paper. The audience must be able to answer these questions to really have read a good paper: why, what, where, and when. There are other important variables to a good research paper. For Example if you’re doing a paper about fishes, the writer should go to an aquarium or a place with fishes. One of the most important points of the paper is why because people want to know the whole purpose. A lot of times when you’re explaining why you should use four or five points that support why. This is a relatively easy point because it references to the sole purpose of the whole paper. Also supporting that is the development of the ideas by using factual knowledge. Sometimes draw relationships between the different points to show how there all connected in some way. The second thing that is one key to a good essay is the how. This is the most factual information because this is where the writer would start the story. That means the dates and events would have to be in logical order. Also explain the steps that led up to what in the...
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...HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 vii Organization 1 Clarity 11 Word Choice 21 Mechanics 39 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading 55 Untimed Essay Writing Strategies 67 Timed Essay Writing Strategies 85 Sample Essay Prompts and Essays 97 Resources 111 CONTENTS HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS v Introduction n your preparations for college, you may find yourself facing a handful of high-stakes essays. Your college application requires at least one, and the SAT requires another. Depending upon the high school you attend, or the state you reside in, you may need to write an exit essay, or take the Regents Exam. This book includes specific strategies to help you write great essays, no matter which type you write. In contrast to basic writing guides that contain plenty of information you don’t need, How to Write Great Essays focuses on the topics most important to you now. You won’t find a comprehensive guide to mechanics, but instead you will get short but thorough lessons on the most common errors made in grammar, spelling, usage, and how to prevent and correct these errors. Every chapter is designed to relate directly to your essay, giving you the knowledge and the know-how you need to succeed. The book is divided into seven chapters, with the first five covering different aspects of the writing process: I Introduction ...
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...discussed. Things are bad, and only getting worse. But why is business writing so bad? What is it about the current generation that puts speed before credibility? The current generation is dependent on electronic devices and reducing the quality of their communication through instant messaging. Even without technology, most new employees do not know the proper protocol of a business exchange and how to present themselves to their audience. Both problems play a significant role in the overall dilemma of poor communication. A major part of the fast deterioration of communication is the pull of our electronic devices and the need for speed. Instead of taking the time to proofread, new employees feel the pressure to put the speed of their response before the quality of their words. The affect of electronic devices on our professional skill set is damaging. The affect of the grammar used on these electronic devices is even worse. Short and fast responses are reality for the current generation, as they acquire their communication habits from instant-response programs. Texting and instant messaging only requires a first draft, there is no proofreading, grammar checking or paying attention to who their audience is. Although not ideal for a business environment, it is the reality today. Since most of what colleagues and clients see is through email and written communication, the way a person presents themselves in this light is important. Bad grammar may not tell the story of who you are...
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...Company Struggling or Failure Paper You have a choice to work individually or in a team (maximum of 5 people). You are to pick a company from list provided that is struggling or failing and research why it is struggling. Then you will provide a solution/implementation of how to turn the company around (critical analysis). It is important to study the Business Model (file attached) of the company and utilize the model in your analysis. You will be graded to the extent of the depth, breadth and analysis of your report. Company Introduction Overall business model: How did the company come into existence? Target Market? Company changes? Current leadership? Reason(s) for Company Struggling/Failure Discussion of the major business environments – Economic challenges? Technological challenges? Legal challenges? Competitive challenges? Marketing challenges? Global business changes? Customer preference changes? Was it financial failure or marketing failure? Was leadership at fault? Was this failure avoidable? Possible Solutions List possible general solutions and with reasons why these solutions could potentially lead to business success/revival? How would each solution affect how the company currently operate? How would each solution affect the customer? – the workforce? – the competition? Utilize the business model to help explain. Detailed Recommended Solution Pick one solution and detail the action steps (who will do what and when and how things will be done)....
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...for everything. Answering phones, planning business trips, proofreading documents, and scheduling appointments. 4. Helen has now begun to recognize that she has not spent enough time with her closest friends over the past few months and has swore to herself that she will not let this happen again. 5. It is too soon to tell what affect the new principal is going to have on our school. 6. Neither Lisa nor her sister have made a decision yet. 7. Vince didn't get to sleep that night until well after 2 a.m. that's why he was so exhausted the next day. 8. You need to remember to take two things with you to the concert tonight, a flashlight and a raincoat. 9. The package, along with all of its contents, were found last night. 10. The main character in John Updike's latest book that was published this past summer is a teenager who lives in New Jersey. 11. Because it rained all morning our soccer game has been postponed. 12. Michael is knowledgeable about the changeable nature of the universe. 13. If I had known you were coming, I would of baked a cake. 14. Two many cooks spoil the broth. 15. Our professor suggests, that we bring the following to class: a calculator, a protractor, and a pencil. 16. Known for his razor sharp wit, Mark Twain's books have entertained countless readers for more than a century. 17. Most people these days have the recognition that it is important to express ideas as concisely as possible. 18. Because...
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