British Literary Tradition 1 (2101)

paper 1 editing worksheet

writer (of paper): ___________________ editor (you): ___________________

1. Read through the paragraph and write down, in your own words, its main claim here:

 

 

 

 

2. Find the claim. Read through the first analysis and underline the main claim of the paragraph. This should be the point of the discussion, what the discussion wants to prove, or explore (it should be more than just summary of what the poem is "about").

3. Compare your statement of the main claim and the author’s statement of it.

1. Is the claim presented clearly and directly?
2. Does the analysis actually do what the claim says it will do?
3. Does the analysis keep to the point? Is there extra "fluff" that doesn’t stick to the claim. If there is, note it in the margin

4. Does the paragraph offer evidence for its main point?

In the margin, check each piece of evidence (usually a quotation or reference to the text).

For each piece of evidence, answer these questions in the margin:

a) Does it support the main claim of the paragraph?

b) Is the quotation (or textual reference) explained and/or discussed?

c) Does the discussion account for what you notice in the quotation? Is there more in the quotation than the author discusses?

5. Take out the trash.

After you’ve marked the claim and the supporting evidence, take out the trash. Remove anything else that doesn’t serve one of these functions.

Repeat for the other analysis.

1. Read through the paragraph and write down, in your own words, its main claim here:

2. Find the claim. Read through the first analysis and underline the main claim of the paragraph. This should be the point of the discussion, what the discussion wants to prove, or explore (it should be more than just summary of what the poem is "about").

3. Compare your statement of the main claim and the author’s statement of it.

1. Is the claim presented clearly and directly?

 

2. Does the analysis actually do what the claim says it will do?

 

3. Does the analysis keep to the point? Is there extra "fluff" that doesn’t stick to the claim. If there is, note it in the margin

4. Does the paragraph offer evidence for its main point?

In the margin, check each piece of evidence (usually a quotation or reference to the text).

For each piece of evidence, answer these questions in the margin:

a) Does it support the main claim of the paragraph?

b) Is the quotation (or textual reference) explained and/or discussed?

c) Does the discussion account for what you notice in the quotation? Is there more in the quotation than the author discusses?

5. Take out the trash.

After you’ve marked the claim and the supporting evidence, take out the trash. Remove anything else that doesn’t serve one of these functions.