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STAR Revision

Learn how to enhance your essay through effective revision techniques. This guide covers key areas such as replacing overused words with strong alternatives, shifting from weak to strong verbs and adjectives, and favoring active voice over passive voice. Discover how to trim unnecessary repetition, irrelevant details, and improve formal diction. Additionally, explore how to add clarity, detail, and proper transitions for smoother flow. Incorporating feedback from peers and reading your essay aloud can also help identify confusing wording and enhance overall quality.

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STAR Revision

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  1. STAR Revision How to Revise Your Essay

  2. S ubstitute • Overused words • Weak verbs with strong verbs • Weak adjectives with strong adjectives • Common nouns with proper nouns • Passive voice with Active voice • Informal wording for more formal diction

  3. Take things out • Unnecessary repetition • Unimportant or irrelevant information • Parts that might belong in another place • Contractions • I, me, my, you

  4. Add • Detail • Description • Figurative language • Development • Quotations for support • Clarification for meaning • Expanded ideas • Transitions to make your writing flow smoothly

  5. Rearrange • The sequence to produce a better effect • The order for a more logical flow • Sentences to vary the sentence types • Wording in sentences to make your writing more concise

  6. Other suggestions • Have other people read your essay and get their feedback • Read your paper out loud • to catch confusing wording, • to catch spelling or punctuation or grammatical errors • (you might want to record yourself reading your paper aloud and then listen to it – that can help catch awkwardness, too)

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