how should we revise the first or the second draft
whether a beginner or a professional every writer must revise that is go back over the first draft or the second draft of a thesis rewriting unclear sentences adding details or examples crossing out unnecessary words or ideas and perhaps rearranging parts in other words never hand in the first version of any paragraph or essay but revise then rewrite creating the best paper of which you are capable
brainstorm reasons for revision
features of effective sentences
1unity is the first quality of an effective sentence a unified sentence expresses a single complete thought eg
faulty du fu was one of the greatest poets
revised du fu was one of the greatest poets of the tang period
2coherence means clear and reasonable connection between parts eg
faulty a man is judged not only by what he says but also by his deeds
revised a man is judged not only by what he says but also by what he does
3conciseness a sentence should contain no unnecessary words
4emphasis when there is an important idea it should be expressed with emphasis
5variety is essential to good writing (short long simple compound and complex statement question command or exclamation periodic loose…)
6consistency all good writing is consistent that is each sentence and each paragraph in the final draft should move along smoothly without confusing shifts in tense number person or discourse eg
faulty we stroll down bourbon street as the jazz bands began to play
revised we strolled down bourbon street as the jazz bands began to play
revision
after you have taken a break you can criticize and make changes on the first draft
you might notice these problems
the beginning of the paragraph isn’t very lively
the wording in several sentences sounds too informal or even babyish
the relationship between ideas could be clearer
more details could be added in a few spots or taken out in others
there are a few spelling or punctuation errors
suggestions
go back to revise your first draft one or more times it may necessary to rewrite the paper after you’ve made changes on the original version and then to make further changes on the rewritten version at various stages in the revising process read your paper aloud – and read the final version to someone else if possible
the final draft
after you feel satisfied with your revisions you can then make a clean copy of the final draft according to the format your instructor recommends that basically is how the writing process works first you discover and begin to organize your ideas next you write a first draft and finally you revise it as many times as necessary to make it clear lively logical and legible
summary
in the writing process you should consider your subject your audience and your purposediscover your ideas by putting them into wordsdecide what to include and how to organize itwrite a first draft (and don’t worry about making it perfect)take a break then criticize and revise the first draft (making changes on the original if you wish)read your paper aloud preferably to another person
proofread the final draft for spelling errors repeated words or words left out
polishing
recopy your final draft and then proofread it for words left out words repeated spelling errors and punctuation errors
homework
read the special topics in accordance with your interest
chapter 9 the format of thesis
how many kinds of formats do you know in thesis writing
generally speaking 3 kinds they are
chicago manual the chicago manual of style
mla the modern language association style
apa publication manual of the american psychological association
1the format of quotation
1) direct quotation
use quotation marks to tell your readers that you are borrowing someone else’s exact words short works (less than 40 words) or no more than two lines of a poem which may be quoted within the paragraph
2) indirect quotation
for a long section change for another paragraph and remember to condense the space (5 spaces) directly after this indirect quotation it should be followed with author year and page ( harris 1995 4547)
2the format of references
surname given name year title place press
eg
arnold j 1999 affect in language learning cambridge cambridge university press
bolinger d l 1957 interrogative structures of american english alabama the university of alabama press
xiang maoying xx cultural barriers to the application of communicative approach teaching english in china 242 2931
zhang zhendong 1997 psychology of primary school students hangzhou zhejiang education press
(中国英语教学xx127)
3the structure and format of a thesis
front cover
p2 contents (english)
p3 abstracts and key words (both english and chinese abstract less than 250 words key words 35 words)
text (6000 7000 words 45 spaces in the first sentence of each paragraph)
references
ps
leave one line space between two parts
the final version no 第 稿
text small 4 size
references [ 1 ] author title press time
4opening report
title of the thesis
the purpose of the study of the subject
researching situations both at home and abroad
the cause and meaning of researching the subject
main viewpoints contents important point and difficult points of the subject
the writing structure of the subject includingintroduction statementconclusionreferences
researching basis
researching methods
writing stages1st draft time 2nd draft time 3rd draft time
the final version (thesis defense time)
remember read through the thesis writing course book carefully
choose a subject collect enough materials and prepare well enough for writing the thesis for graduation
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