• Revise—(re + vis) or "again" + "see"; re-examine the thesis and main points of a paper; make sure it is organized in a logical way; look at the paper in its entirety (your thoughts are complete from beginning to end of the paper)
• Edit—correct errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation; make sure the sentences are complete and the text fits together with transitions; look at the individual components of the paper (sentences, paragraphs, etc.)

When you revise your papers, do not:

• just add sentences where your classmates or I have made comments; think about entirely re-working your idea rather than just adding more junk to it
• just subract ideas entirely when there are questions about ideas you discuss; simply omitting an idea that someone has a question about does not answer their question
• just read through your paper and correct spelling and grammar errors

• what is the thesis of your paper?
• do all of the concepts or components in your paper support that single thesis?
• are your ideas complete; are there gaps in the presentation of your ideas?
• and so on...