Revising Professional Writing

This ebook is based on the 4th edition of Revising Professional Writing in Science and Technology, Business, and the Social Sciences published in 2015 by Parlay Press

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Revising Professional Writing

Course content

27 sections | 149 lessons

Introduction

Part I. Rhetorical Context Overview

Chapter 1. Analyzing Purpose

Chapter 2. Analyzing Audience

Part II. Development Overview

Chapter 3. Revising Informative Prose

Chapter 4. Revising Persuasive Prose

Chapter 5. Revising Graphics

Part III. Organization

Chapter 6. Revising Placement of the Bottom Line

Chapter 7. Revising for Paragraph Unity

Chapter 8. Revising for Cohesion

Chapter 9. Revising to Build Transitions

Chapter 10. Revising Format to Unify Text

Part IV. Style and Tone

Chapter 11. Revising for Conciseness

Chapter 12. Revising for Parallel Structure

Chapter 13. Revising Active and Passive Voice

Chapter 14. Revising Word Choice

Chapter 15. Revising to Improve Tone

Part V. Punctuation and Grammar

Chapter 16. Editing Punctuation

Chapter 17. Editing Sentence Fragments

Chapter 18. Editing Modifiers

Chapter 19. Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement

Chapter 20. Editing Pronoun Reference

Chapter 21. Editing References to Other Sources

Revising Professional Writing

Introduction2 Lessons

Introduction

Part I. Rhetorical Context Overview1 Lessons

Part I. Rhetorical Context Overview

Chapter 1. Analyzing Purpose7 Lessons

Chapter 1. Analyzing Purpose

Chapter 2. Analyzing Audience5 Lessons

Chapter 2. Analyzing Audience

Part II. Development Overview1 Lessons

Part II. Development Overview

Chapter 3. Revising Informative Prose10 Lessons

Chapter 3. Revising Informative Prose

Chapter 4. Revising Persuasive Prose10 Lessons

Chapter 4. Revising Persuasive Prose

Chapter 5. Revising Graphics6 Lessons

Chapter 5. Revising Graphics

Part III. Organization1 Lessons

Part III. Organization

Chapter 6. Revising Placement of the Bottom Line6 Lessons

Chapter 6. Revising Placement of the Bottom Line

Chapter 7. Revising for Paragraph Unity5 Lessons

Chapter 7. Revising for Paragraph Unity

Chapter 8. Revising for Cohesion5 Lessons

Chapter 8. Revising for Cohesion

Chapter 9. Revising to Build Transitions5 Lessons

Chapter 9. Revising to Build Transitions

Chapter 10. Revising Format to Unify Text6 Lessons

Chapter 10. Revising Format to Unify Text

Part IV. Style and Tone1 Lessons

Part IV. Style and Tone

Chapter 11. Revising for Conciseness8 Lessons

Chapter 11. Revising for Conciseness

Chapter 12. Revising for Parallel Structure9 Lessons

Chapter 12. Revising for Parallel Structure

Chapter 13. Revising Active and Passive Voice4 Lessons

Chapter 13. Revising Active and Passive Voice

Chapter 14. Revising Word Choice8 Lessons

Chapter 14. Revising Word Choice

Chapter 15. Revising to Improve Tone7 Lessons

Chapter 15. Revising to Improve Tone

Part V. Punctuation and Grammar1 Lessons

Part V. Punctuation and Grammar

Chapter 16. Editing Punctuation13 Lessons

Chapter 16. Editing Punctuation

Chapter 17. Editing Sentence Fragments8 Lessons

Chapter 17. Editing Sentence Fragments

Chapter 18. Editing Modifiers6 Lessons

Chapter 18. Editing Modifiers

Chapter 19. Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement3 Lessons

Chapter 19. Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement

Chapter 20. Editing Pronoun Reference5 Lessons

Chapter 20. Editing Pronoun Reference

Chapter 21. Editing References to Other Sources6 Lessons

Chapter 21. Editing References to Other Sources