Editing and Refining for Clarity and Control (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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% of HSC marks depending on control, clarity & cohesion
% of HSC marks depending on control, clarity & cohesion
Approximately 30%
Five core editing principles
Five core editing principles
Clarity, Control, Cohesion, Concision, Polish
Concision in editing
Concision in editing
Eliminating unnecessary words while preserving meaning
Total time for five-pass editing system
Total time for five-pass editing system
Approximately 8 minutes
Lexical chains
Lexical chains
Semantically related words connecting paragraphs/themes
Active voice advantage over passive
Active voice advantage over passive
More direct, engaging, and typically shorter
Time allocation: writing draft vs editing
Time allocation: writing draft vs editing
30 minutes writing, 8 minutes editing
Word reduction target from first draft
Word reduction target from first draft
Cut approximately 20%
Pass 3 (Concision) word reduction target
Pass 3 (Concision) word reduction target
15% word reduction
Tricolon
Tricolon
Groups of three (rhetorical device)