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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.

Summary: This page describes peer review as students commenting on students writing. The author said that this one of the most beneficial activities you can do in the writing process. The rest of page described different peer review activities you can use in the classroom. Each one is a link taking you to page that describes the activity and gives examples of things to do and not to do in a peer review. How is it useful? The site defined peer review and then described how to use it in many different ways. In each example there was an extensive amount of information to describe the activity. There was also a large amount of activities, giving many different views on peer review. Why is it useful? The amount of examples the site gave made it useful for describing peer review. Each activity also performed a different action in peer review. One activity could be reading aloud and sharing information, while another could be challenging your peer's views. This gave me a clear understanding of the concept peer review. How is it credible? The author of this site provided his name and contact information at the top of page. Why is it credible? The page provides a link to e-mail the creator of the site. The site is an online teaching tool for home school teachers. There is zero chance that an online teaching tool would have false information in it. Citation: Carbone Nick. Strategies for Teaching with Online Tools: Peer Review. Retrieved on November 7, 2009 from http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshops/peerview.htm

Summary: This site described revision as "fine tuning" a piece of writing. This site described common problems associated with revision and it also explained common errors in writing. After the site described revision, it went to define the four steps of revision. Each step asked questions pertaining to your essay and helped develop the ideas in your essay. How is it useful? The site not only described revision, but also described common problems in writing. The author said that most errors in an essay generate from not having a clear understanding of ideas and development. The grammar and spelling errors usually follow after the confusion. When writing we should focus on getting our ideas on paper then sort through them in the revising process. Why is it useful? The site described revision in depth. The four steps gave examples and asked good questions to help shape the essay. The site used examples to show why revision is necessary. The author said not to think about revision until the paper is finished, if you're always worrying about grammar and punctuation you could leave out ideas that would have helped your essay. How is it credible? The site is run by Hobart and William Smith College, meaning the article was written for educational and learning purposes. Why is it credible? The site has an .edu address, meaning it's for educational purposes. A site intended for education would not be allowed to contain false information. Citation: (2007). Hobart and William Smith Colleges: Revision Strategies. Retrieved on November 8, 2009 from http://www.hws.edu/academics/ctl/writes_revision.aspx.

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

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

Audience Summary This website talks about Audience in writing. When writing a paper it is important to remember who your targeted reader is because that is your audience. There are important things to keep in mind about your audience, like whether or not they have knowledge about what you are writing. Another thing is the choice of vocabulary. According to this website writers should express themselves with clear and simple language. The use of fancy wording or over thought sentences usually does not impress the targeted audience, with the exception of educated scholars an such, and sometimes it has the opposite effect. How/why useful This website is useful because the explanations are clear and understandable. This article is short but it does answer most of the questions that might arise about what the audience is. This websites targeted audience is most likely students and less experienced writers. The examples that are given are easy to relate to and understand. How/why credible This website is credible because the definitions that are given are backed up by understandable examples. It is in an essay format but still has paragraphs that separate key points about the description of audience. It gives two different forms of examples that broaden the audience of the article, an example of impressing a teacher or peer and a example of impressing an employer. One thing that decreased the credibility of the website is the advertising that cuts between the actual essay. Citation Tricia Ellis-Christensen. (copyright © 2003 - 2009). Wisegeek. In In Writing, What is an' Audience?. Retrieved November 8, 2009, from http://www.wisegeek.com/in-writing-what-is-an-audience.htm.

Context Summary This website is about providing context in writing. It states that not a lot of writers realize or understand that context in reality is not just meant to quickly grab the attention of the reader, or as the author of the article describes it, "a lead-in to the meat of the text." It means answering all the questions the reader may have. Context informs the reader whether the text is in their best interest to read. Some of the questions the reader may have are, "is this something that fits my aptitude?" and "What was the exigency for this piece?". According to the article, good context is achieved after you have completed a first draft. How/why useful I found this website and article to be very useful because it provided a definition in the form of a question. I found it easier to understand by putting myself in the position of the reader because the questions that are mentioned are the typical questions a reader would ask. Another thing that I found useful about this website is that at the bottom of the page it provides completed citations for you to use. These include MLA style, APA style and Chicago style. How/why credible This website is credible because the purpose of this website is to provide articles that can be revised and rated depending on the level of usefulness. It is in essay format and does not provide links about examples of context. The website does allow you to become a member and become a contributor. It also provides links to other related articles and has a search function. Citation Sumerset, J. (2009, October 15).In How to Provide Context When Writing. Retrieved November 8, 2009, from http://ezinearticles.com/?How-¬to-¬Provide-¬Context-¬When-¬Writing&id=3096277

Summary: Modality is best descried as basically what is the outcome from one thing that you do. How and why is this resource useful? when reading this website I wasn't sure if it was exactly the right one to use at first but furthering my reading I found out that it is really useful in that it not only describes to you what modality is but it gives you some example on how to identify modality and what to think of do identify it. How and why is this source credible? This site is credible because it is another .edu site and it gives you everything you need to know. Citations: Colin Rose (1987) from Accelerated Learning.

The reason that I chose this webpage is because the way the information was presented. It gives a clear cut process as well as various pointers as to how to properly draft a paper. I find that i am a person who learns by examples, and this listing cites multiple examples. The author of this particular article is unknown but it has been generated from a reputable learning center. I found it on Nov. 9 by surfing the web.

I enjoyed the way this article was laid out. It takes the potential reviewer through a series of questions that can be used to properly review an article that has been written.It also poses various senarios in which the reviewer can be biased and do an inaccurate reveiw of the material. It uses the senario of being blind so that a fair review can be completed. I believe that this is a credible site due to it being from an educational institution and it has the "edu" in the url.

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

This was a very useful piece. It gave various examples as well as reasons to proofread the document that has just been completed. In addition it also gave a number of other websites, that can further answer any questions that may arise. It gives directions in a linear format just as you would encounter them in your text. This website is credible due to all the resources that are available to you in this one site.

Summary: This site defines drafting as a late stage in the writing process. It also says that when you're ready to start drafting you should have finished gathering information and have completed an exercise in prewriting. This site also describes things you will need in your draft and things you will not need. It then goes on to describe what each paragraph should look like, describing opening paragraph and a closing paragraph. Then it goes on to give tips about paragraph length and verbs that should not be used like "to be"; the author said to keep your voice active, not passive. How is it useful? The site described every step of drafting, being this thorough made it a useful. Every point about drafting was discussed and explained in depth. Why is it useful? The large amount of information made this article useful. Also the information is very well organized and has a nice layout. It took seconds to find what I was looking for, and there was a lot of information to find. How is it credible? This information is from a site that specializes in strategies and study guides. At the end of the page the author left his name and the date that the article was published. Why is it credible? This site had a lot of information about other topics as well. The seven stages of the writing process were described, each one going into extreme detail. This shows that people have a lot time and energy into making this site as accurate possible. Citation: Landsberger Joe (2000). Seven Stages of Writing Assignments. Retrieved on November 7, 2009 from http://www.studygs.net/writing/roughdrafts.htm.

Author Summary This website is about the Rhetorical situation. It provides a description of Author. According to the website, the author is directly affected by all the other elements of the rhetorical situation. An author is someone or some people, responsible for a certain presentation of communication. That person is unbiased and has a reason or purpose for the text. Other topics discussed in the website are purpose, context, topic and audience. How/why useful This website is very useful because it provides detailed examples for each of the elements that make up the Rhetorical Situation. It is very easy to navigate the website because it provides links that direct you to a description of the selected topic. Other links on this website lead you to tips or questions about the topic, analysis and definition. The examples provided also vary. You can choose from a work related example, school related, and home related. How/why credible (Any other time I would not use a website like this because it has no visible title or author.) This website is credible because my teacher was the creator. Also because it is a .edu website. Other things that contribute to the credibility of the website are, the simplicity of switching from topic to topic, the various different examples given, and it has no flashing pictures of bears. Citation Shelly Rodriguo. (n.d.). No title. In http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~rrodrigo/lessons/rhet.sit/rhetorical_situation.swf. Retrieved November 7, 2009, from http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~rrodrigo/lessons/rhet.sit/rhetorical_situation.swf.

Summary: This site defines research strategy as a plan of action that gives direction to your efforts, enabling you to conduct research systematically rather than haphazardly. After the author defined research strategy, she went on to describe the steps involved with research strategy. A couple of the steps were to choose and define your topic and get background information. After each step she would explain it and give advice on the best way to do the step. The description of research strategy was extremely thorough, giving examples of each step and making the information clear and easy to read. How is it useful? This site gave a very good explanation of research strategy. Everything on the site was easy to find and clearly explained. The site touched every topic concerning research strategy and gave me an understanding on how to use it. Why is it useful? The organization of the site made it useful. I found the information I needed fast and now have a good understanding of research strategies. The amount of information this site contains also made it useful. Every topic concerning research strategy was explained in depth. How is it credible? The website has an .edu address meaning it's for education. A site intended for education must contain valid information. Why is it credible? The site was made by The University of North Carolina Asheville meaning it was written by a highly educated individual and intended for education. Citation: Ferguson Janet (2005). Developing a Library Research Strategy. Retrieved on November 7, 2009 from http://www.lib.unca.edu/library/lr/resstrat.html.

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Summary: When I first read this website I didn't think that it was that useful but then I really thought about it ad for as little of info it covers it all. This site basically gives you the definition of author and also some examples. How and why is this resource useful? This site is useful because it tell the reader everything they need to know about author. How and why is this resource credible? The reason I picked this cite was because its credibility is fairly decent and I have used this site many times in the past and have not had any problems with it. Also the major ne it that it a .org site which mean a educational site. Citation: this website was last modified on 20 October 2009 by author unknown.

Summary: Exigency is described as what made the author want to write something, what motivated him as far as if it was something sad, beautiful, terrible, life change anything that impacted the writer into writing a novel poem note or whatever they wanted. How and why is this resource useful? This is a very useful site in that in puts it in a form that shows you what each step actually is and it starts each section telling you what the definition for each one is ad along with that it refers it back to a example to show you exactly how it's used. How and why is this site credible? This site is credible by where it came from and also that its marked as a educational site Citation: written in 2006 by New Zealand's Tertiary Education Commission's e-learning Collaborative Development Fund (eCDF)

Summary: This site is a glossary defining terms used in literature. Not only does it define the term, but then it explains the term using examples from different types of writing. This site doesn't define genre in a rhetorical situation, but it gives such a clear definition that it is to make the connection. The author said that understanding genre is useful because you can see how an author adopts the standard practices that other authors have already developed. How is it useful? This site was useful because it gave a clearer understanding of genre. It also taught how genre is useful in understanding writing and deciding the audience for the writing. If you're into horror books, you will probably find your favorites in the Gothic genre. Why is it useful? The use of examples made this site extremely useful. The examples help in understanding the term completely. After reading the examples there are no loose ends or questions, just perfect understanding of the term genre. How is credible? The site is an online glossary that receives input from college professors and college students. The site is run by University of North Carolina at Pembroke; every input is either from a professor or student from that school. Why is it credible? The site has an .edu address, meaning it's for educational purposes. Since the site was made for education, every entry must be checked to ensure accuracy. Citation: Canada Mark. All American: Glossary of Literary Terms, genre. http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm#g found on November 6, 2009