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Revising ■ and Editing ■ Improving the Writing

Provided below are two key revising tips that you can apply to any essay-writing situation. (For help with revising and editing specific types of essays, see specific essays in this book.)

Ideas ■ Include Completing Details

If your essay does not provide clear and complete explanations, you may have to add more details. Notice how the new detail (in red) complete the explanation about the algorithms’ societal effects.

Organization ■ Connecting Paragraphs

If your essay does not read smoothly from paragraph to paragraph, you may need to add transitions and key words. In the following excerpt, the words in red show the connections in ideas.