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Peer Editing\nSummary\nThis website talks about how to effectively edit a persons essay or work. It talks about how important it is peer edit, because it teaches a person to criticize, which helps when correcting your own paper. It also describes how Peer editing is when a peer rvises a draft of the essay and looks for things that might be out of place. Some examples are punctuation, spelling, and complete sentences. It also provides a checklist that you can use to effectively edit a paper.\nHow/why useful\nThis is a useful website because it takes the time to explain what peer editing is. It also helps as a reference for those who know what it is. It is also helpful because it provides a list of things to look for so that you can correctly peer edit a paper.\nHow/why credible\nI believe this website is credible because it also provides help for many other things such as admission essays, term papers, research papers and book reports. The website fully describes what peer editing means. \n

Summary: The site I found was written by a college student. He showed the steps he takes when editing a paper and thought it might be useful to share the information. Editing is one of the most tedious jobs in the writing process. The author explained that the first step of the editing process is to take a break. He said to give it at least a day, to let your mind fully cool down from writing the paper. He then said that editing should be done sentence by sentence, saying each one aloud to make sure it sounds right. The site was in paragraph form making the information a little more time consuming to find. How is it useful? The student described the steps in a way that made it to easy to understand and remember. Editing is a long process that should be done by more than one person, and should be done in a quiet static free area. The site helped me gain a better understanding on how to do editing and get the most out of it. Why is it useful? The information is extremely easy to read and digest what the author is saying. One of the points he gave was to keep a thesaurus handy. If you're reading a paragraph and it sounds like you keep repeating the same word over and over again, you could use a thesaurus and make it sound fresh. This was a very useful tip in the editing process. How is it credible? The site has a lot of information for educational purposes. Each article has a space for feedback and the article I used had no negative feedback. This was just a college student trying to help other students. Why is it credible? If the article contained false information it would have been removed from the site by now, the posting is over three years old. It has also had over three hundred thousand views, if there was false information someone would have said something by now. Citation: Rein Daniel (2006). Tips and Strategies for Editing a Research Paper. Retrieved on November 8, 2009 from http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/95133/tips_and_strategies_for_editing

Editing Strategies Summary This website is about editing strategies. It says that a good way to edit a paper is by taking steps. It seems like a long process but it is also a very good way to do it and definitely seems worthwhile. The steps basically mean that you should start big and work yourself down to every detail. Some of the steps are Think about your targeted audience, Starting with sentences, Consider words, checking grammatical detail, and punctuation and spelling. How/why useful This website is very useful because it clearly states the process of editing. It also provides links that deviate to a specific step and define that step. It is very easy to navigate the website because of the links and it also has a sample paragraph that you can try the steps on so that you get a better understanding of the process. How/why credible This website is credible because it is a .edu website. It also provides clear definitions and has links available. Citation Kate Kiefer, Luann Barnes, Mike Palmquist. (Copyright © 1993-2009 ). Writing guides:' editing. In Editing Strategies. Retrieved November 7, 2009, from' http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/editing/pop2a.cfm.

Summary: Editing strategies is basically deals with everything else that you need to look at as far as sentence structure spelling typos grammar and basically how your paper is set up and how it was written How and why is this resource useful? It is useful in that it begins and tells you what editing is and then fallows it with what things to look at when you are editing. How and why is this resource credible? This site is credible in the since that its from a educational website and used by colleges for there curriculum. Citation: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Write Place

After reading this particular piece of information, I have concluded that it has many helpful pointers in regards to editing any particular written document. It gives various examples in grammar, punctuation as well as sentence structure. It also gives basic easy instruction as to how and why certain editing techniques should be used. The reason that I feel that the credibility of this particular article is not in question is due to the facility from which it was generated. In closing I feel that anyone who has been given the dubious task of editing a particular document will find this document easy to use both from a reading aspect as well as in application

After reading this URL i was able to understand the term editing. The website also gave reference to the term proofreading as well. I believe that the information provided was very creditable because the information was published at the Colorado State University.

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Editing is fine tuning the essay. Reading the paper over and over again correcting errors and making the paper flow. This is a very good website for editing a paper. It clearly explains how to edit a paper. it also has an editing checklist that can be very useful. This site is credible it is a college educational website.

Summary: The site I found is a power point that lists all of the components of the rhetorical situation and defines them. Audience was clearly defined and the author gave examples on how to write to a specific audience. The author said that an audience is needed when writing on the rhetorical situation. Without an audience the writing will lack purpose and therefore not do anybody any good.\nHow is it useful? The site was very useful and helped me gain a better understanding on the audience's role in the rhetorical situation. The author asked questions that the writer should consider when writing to an audience. The author would ask a question like "To whom am I writing?" then answer it with description on the different kinds of audiences you can have. The author also informed that you need to research your audience; you need to know specific information so that you can write something that will interest them. \nWhy is it useful? The site was a very easy to read document. It made finding answers quick and easy. Everything is organized and the information is well explained and backed up with examples. If I were writing a paper on rhetorical situation I would use this site. I found what I was looking for in a matter of seconds and found a lot of information on the subject in question.\nHow is it credible? The information in the site was written by Alisa Cooper from South Mountain Community College. The site was probably used as a study guide for her students. It would not be a very good study guide if the information was false. The website is also a .edu meaning it's for education purposes.\nWhy is it credible? The information in the site was taken from a book called Reasoning and Writing Well 3rd Edition. If the teacher drew her information from this book the information must be accurate. Every page of the document has her name on it, the schools name and the date it was published. Citation: Cooper Alisa (2004) Rhetorical Situation: Reasoning and Writing Well 3rd E

Summary: This site described proofreading as the final step in the writing process. Proofreading was then broken down into five steps. Each step was a link that brought you to another page, and that page contained an in depth description of the step. The author gave a good hint to finding errors. She said that reading from right to left is a good way to find spelling errors. It allows your mind to read each word individually, and think about one word at a time. How is it useful? The site was in an easy to use format. All the links were clearly labeled and the information was easy to find. The accessibility of the information helped me find what I was looking for. Each link contained definitions and explanations helping to describe proofreading. Why was it useful? The site broke down proofreading and made it a simpler concept to understand. Learning something piece by piece is easier than all at once. After using the site I now have a clearer understanding on the proper way to use proofreading. How is it credible? The site is run by the Colorado State University, meaning it's for educational purposes. A website for educational purposes cannot contain false information. Why is it credible? The site has an .edu address meaning it is used for education. If the sight is intended for education the information must be accurate and up to date. Citation: Kiefer Kate (2009). Writing Guides: Proofreading Strategies. Retrieved on November 8, 2009 from http://writi.ng.colostate.edu/guides/processes/editing/pop2b.cfm

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Proofreading Strategies Summary This website is about proofreading strategies. Everyone has their own way of proofreading but according to this website, there are some general guidelines or strategies to proofreading with more effectiveness. Some of these strategies are Taking a break, giving yourself enough time, Reading aloud, Role palying and getting others involved. On top of these strategies there are more individual strategies you can practice that would help. Some of these strategies are Finding out your common errors, Learning how to fix those errors, and choosing specifific strategies like the ones stated earlier. How/why useful This website is useful because it is easy to understand. It also provides links that strengthen the topic of the website. The information is well organized and uses lists. How/why credible This website is credible because it is a .edu website. It provides links that are related to the topic and has a Navigation toolbar to other topics related to writing. Citation Purdue OWL. (Last edited by Allen Brizee on May 5th 2009 ). The OWL at Purdue. In' Proofreading Your Writing. Retrieved November 7, 2009, from' http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/01.

Summary: peer review is kind of like editing as far as correcting your written piece. But peer review is just another over look at your paper before you finish it up to make sure there are no imperfections in it and that you didn't miss something silly as far as a period or capital letter. How and why is this resource useful? This site is useful in the sense that it gives you a great description of peer review and also along with giving you a description it goes into the pros and cons of peer review for the students and the teacher. How and why is this resource credible? This site is credible once again in that it is another educational site. Citation: 2009 University of Guelph Library

Summary: What I found is a Wikipedia article. The page explained that any human sense is a modality. Hearing, seeing, smell, touch are all modalities. The article also described different kinds of modalities. In rhetorical situation we described modality as the physical layout of the text. The physical layout will change how you consume it, whether it's visual, sound, touch, etc. This site made the connection describing that modality is anything that has to do with the human senses. How is it useful? Even though the site explains the modality for human to computer interaction, it stills defines modality. It made understanding modality easy and gave good examples on where it is used. Why is it useful? The site was useful because it explained and defined modality. The site defined modality as anything that deals with the human senses. Communication can take place through the five human senses, and when it does it deals modality. The site explained this and made it very easy to understand. How is it credible? The article started in April of 2005, and since then it has been edited a number of times. The amount of revisions shows how people were adjusting the information to try and make it more accurate. The last person who made a revision had a Wikipedia user name, showing he at least took time to start an account and look after resources like this one. Why is it credible? The last time the article was revised was in August of 2009. This shows that someone is looking after the article making sure it hasn't been sabotaged. Citation: Wikipedia (2009). Modality (Human-Computer Interaction). Retrieved on November 7, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modality_(human-computer_interaction).

Summary: The site I found is a power point that lists all of the components of the rhetorical situation and defines them. Audience was clearly defined and the author gave examples on how to write to a specific audience. The author said that an audience is needed when writing on the rhetorical situation. Without an audience the writing will lack purpose and therefore not do anybody any good. How is it useful? The site was very useful and helped me gain a better understanding on the audience's role in the rhetorical situation. The site had good examples educating on how to write to a specific audience. The author asked questions that the writer should consider when writing to an audience. The author would ask the question and then briefly describe the question in further detail. The author would ask a question like "To whom am I writing?" then answer it with description on the different kinds of audiences you can have. The author also informed that you need to research your audience; you need to know specific information so that you can write something that will interest them. Why is it useful? The site was a very easy to read document. It made finding answers quick and easy. Everything is organized and the information is well explained and backed up with examples. If I were writing a paper on rhetorical situation I would use this site. I found what I was looking for in a matter of seconds and found a lot of information on the subject in question. How is it credible? The information in the site was written by Alisa Cooper from South Mountain Community College. The site was probably used as a study guide for her students. It would not be a very good study guide if the information was false. The website is also a .edu meaning it's for education purposes. Why is it credible? The information in the site was taken from a book called Reasoning and Writing Well 3rd Edition. If the teacher drew her information from this book the information must be accurate. Eve

The goal is the purpose, motive, or reason for writing. there are two basic types of goals, general, or specific. I found this site useful it helper a lot in helping me understand goal. This is credible it is from South Mountain Community College.

Proof reading a paper is one the final stages when writing a paper. Its the final editing stages of the paper. This site is useful it has lots of information and strategies on proofreading. This site is credible it is from merritt college website.