Revision

An Introduction

Revision:
N. The action or an act of looking over or
surveying something again.
V. To form an image of again or afresh,
esp. in one's memory; to envision again
(Oxford English Dictionary)
“Your rule might be this: If
a sentence, no matter how
excellent, does not
illuminate your subject in
some new and useful way,
scratch it out." —Kurt
Vonnegut, How to Use the
Power of the Printed Word
 Jean Auguste Dominique
Ingres (French,
Revision in Art 1780-1867), Study for the
Portrait of Comtesse
d'Haussonville
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What does this look like in writing?
 Revision in Art What do you notice about each
sentence?

What makes one better than the

other?
How does the artist revise his
work?

What do you notice about each

drawing?
Reasons for Revision
Things to ask when revising:
- To make your purpose more
clear for your reader. - What is my goal for this
writing?
- To make sure your paper - What do I want my audience to
think about my topic?
says what you want it to say.
- Does my paper clearly say
what I am trying to express?
- To “illuminate your
subject.”
Revising “Revision”: What does it really mean?

N. The action or an act of looking over or

surveying something again.

V. To form an image of again or afresh,

esp. in one's memory; to envisage again.

(Oxford English Dictionary)

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Works Cited
Golden, Catherine. “Composition: Writing and the
Visual Arts.” Journal of Aesthetic Education 20,
no. 3 (1986): 59. doi:10.2307/3332434. Accessed 25
September 2017.

Oxford English Dictionary