Blog Post 9 - BBG 9

Revising is important for a well-written paper because it helps polish your paper by fixing grammatical errors, unclear ideas, and other problems that weren’t originally noticed by the writer. There are two main ways to go about revising an essay. The first is “Revising Based on Your Own Observations” which means to reread and revise your own work based on errors that you notice yourself. I usually do this after every paragraph and about three to four times after I completed my essay. By going back and reading my work I catch simple grammatical and punctual mistakes. The second type of revising is “Revising Based on Peer Review” which means to have someone other than yourself read your essay and comment on any mistakes. This way of revising is probably the most beneficial because the one revising the essay will most likely see the essay in a different view than the writer does which results in new ideas and advice.