ENG 3050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Spell Checker, Grammar Checker, Interpersonal Relationship

• School: Wayne State University
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 3050
• Professor: Lori Errico- Seaman

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Identifying possible improvements: deciding which improvements to make, make selected improvements. How to identify the possible ways to improve your draft: che(cid:272)k fro(cid:373) (cid:455)our readers" poi(cid:374)t of (cid:448)ie(cid:449, che(cid:272)k fro(cid:373) (cid:455)our e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)er"s poi(cid:374)t of (cid:448)ie(cid:449) Does (cid:373)(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)pl(cid:455) (cid:449)ith (cid:373)(cid:455) e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)er"s poli(cid:272)(cid:455): distance yourself from your draft. Read your draft aloud, even if there is no one to listen. Let your computer read your paper aloud to you: read your draft more than once, changing your focus each time, use computer aids to find possible problems. Style checkers: ethi(cid:272)s guideli(cid:374)e: co(cid:374)sider the stakeholder"s perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e. Interact with your reviewer in ways that encourage them to be thoughtful, supportive, and generous. Reviewers are more helpful if they believe you welcome their comments. Focus your suggestion on goals, not shortcomings. Use positi(cid:448)e e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ples fro(cid:373) the (cid:449)riter"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) draft to e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) suggestions. How to produce the maximum improvement in limited time: adjust your effort to the situation.