The Importance Of Self-Spreading

Many times, reviewing your work can seem tiring, tedious, or even overwhelming. You have done so much work already and between the pre-writing, research, and actual composition of your essay it can feel as if it is all you can do to glance over your work before it’s time to turn it in. But that’s a mistake. Quite often you can get a better grade simply by taking the time to review your work. This may mean that alter your timeline for your essay. In fact, in order to truly benefit from self-review, you may want to consider ideally allowing for an extra two days before turning in your work. However, it is understandable that it is sometimes simply impossible due to unforeseen circumstances. What can be said is that whether it is one day break or an hour pause …show more content…
This said, the first thing you should know about self-review is that it is a two-step process: revision followed by proofreading. Yes, they are different and yes, the order should not be switched. Revision is the process by which an author edits for content. For example, my essay topic is “How can the toxic pesticides used on the orange crop in the US be replaced for more environmentally friendly options?” In my essay’s second body paragraph I mention that orange blossoms are a wonderful flower that is used not only for food but also for fragrance. What I discover about my statement on orange blossoms is that it is not supported by fact. And though it is connected in some way to my topic, it does not support my topic. Therefore, I choose to