Journal: Write a cutline for this picture

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Journal Write a cutline for this picture
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Editing and Proofreading

• Print Journalism
• Mrs. Hynes

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Why Edit?

• To revise and make ready for publication
• To catch spelling and grammatical errors
• To ensure proper punctuation is used
• To delete extra words and add forgotten words
• To make sure complete sentences are used, not
  fragments or run-ons
• To add paragraph indentation as necessary
• To ensure organization of thoughts and clarity of
  meaning

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How to Edit

• Best Advice
• After writing an article, set it aside for a
  time. Do something else. Change your train of
  thought Overnight is best, if possible.
• When you return to your work, your eyes will be
  fresh and you will see the mistakes that you
  glazed over before. (Sometimes our brains fill in
  the holes and see it the way we meant it to be
  instead of the way it is!)
• Someone elses eyes are even better! They can
  read the sentence that makes perfect sense to you
  and say, WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN? Then you
  know you need to fix it!

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Editing

• Prepare yourself for the editing process.
• CHANGE IS INVOLVED!
• You may love what you have written, but dont
  come to the table thinking it is perfect.
• The object is to take a good piece of writing,
  and make it even better.
• Hone it, craft it and improve it!
• Editing does not mean you are stupid and did it
  wrong the first time. Everyone (even professional
  writers) must edit their work!

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Spell check does my Editing

• Spell check and grammar check may HELP, and may
  provide an initial round of editing for you BUT
  THEY DO NOT CATCH EVERYTHING!!
• A computer is, after all, a machine and has not
  mastered all of the nuances of the English
  language.
• Ever hear of a homophone? The computer does not
  know which one is correct.

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For example

• Read the following sentence and tell me if it is
  correct.
• The last time I went too the store I bought to
  candy bars and then ate two much.
• Spell-check says everything is A-OK.
• The last time I went to the store I bought two
  candy bars and then ate too much.

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Try again

• Fore well-trained and heftily built body guards
  moved aside four a moment to allow the President
  to move to the for of the stage.
• Four well-trained and heftily built body guards
  moved aside for a moment to allow the President
  to move to the fore of the stage.

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One more

• In this seen, the mail lead decides weather or
  not he needs an umbrella by checking his male and
  asking a neighbor if theyve scene the whether
  forecast.
• In this scene, the male lead decides whether or
  not he needs an umbrella by checking his mail and
  asking a neighbor if theyve seen the weather
  forecast.

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Editing Marks

• We will be using them to edit our own work for
  the rest of the trimester.
• We will be using them to edit our peers work.
• I will be using them to edit your work.
• We will practice using these marks in the
  following days.
• There will be a quiz on the marks next week.

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Editing Marks

• Lets review the editing marks listed on your
  reference handout.