02 Apr PowerPoint presentation incorporate the practice for this assignment. Write a 700- to 900-word article summary paper. Include a title page and references page (not included in the word c
- PowerPoint presentation incorporate the practice for this assignment.
- Write a 700- to 900-word article summary paper. Include a title page and references page (not included in the word count).
- Craft a table or figure (not included in the word count) using narrated content from the article. Place it in the body of the paper or in the appendix.
- Do not include any direct quotes.
- Ensure APA Style is properly used throughout based on the lessons learned in this course.
How To Proof a Paper: Ensuring Your Work Earns the Grades You Desire
Special Note
Do not view this PowerPoint as a full screen slide show.
View in “Normal” mode to see all of the features on some slides.
Foolproof Ways to Proof Your Work
Always proofread all of your posts and papers before submitting them.
Plan ahead so that you can set your writing aside and proofread it at a later time or date.
You find more errors this way.
Read your work out loud -
If you stumble reading your own words, they probably need to be reworded.
Ask a peer to read your work.
If
is Not Your First Language…
Ask someone else who is proficient in English to proof your papers.
Use resources designed for English as a Second Language (ESL) students:
Utilize the Features in Microsoft
to Aid Your Proofing
Pay attention to red squiggly underlining in Word-
It could indicate a spelling error or duplicate words.
When you fix either error, the red underlining disappears.
Misspelled words or errors
are underlined:
Missspelled
Look for Errers
An an identical word
Corrected words or errors
have no underlining:
Misspelled
Look for errors
An individual word
Unfortunately, PowerPoint does not underline misspelled words.
When “Errors” May Be Correct
Numerous discipline specific words are underlined even when they are spelled correctly because they are not in the standard computer dictionary.
Sphygomanometer is spelled correctly.
Authors’ names may be underlined, yet spelled correctly.
Dr. Andrew Swider, a metaphysicist, is spelled correctly as well
but is often misidentified as a misspelled word.
Finding Grammatical Errors
Use tools built-in to your computer to help you:
Pay attention to blue squiggly underlining-
It means there is a grammatical error. It can be repeated words, a wrong verb tense, a missing capital letter, or too many spaces between words or sentences.
When you fix the errors, the squiggly line disappears.
This sentence has several problem.
Should be “problems”
Take note: “problem” is not underlined in PowerPoint, but it would be Microsoft Word.
Errors the Computer Will Not Catch
If a typo is another word, this type of error is not always caught by the computer.
Sometimes, but not always, when the wrong form of a word is used, it will be underlined in blue squiggly lines.
To avoid these types of errors in Microsoft Word
Open the Home tab
Click on “Find” icon
Fill in commonly substituted words to detect problems such as
for-four – from-form
site-cite-sight – they’re-their-there
Proofreading Techniques
Sometimes editing has nothing to do with the words you write down and a lot to do with where they are located:
Review your document using your eyes like a ruler.
Do not read the words, look at the spacing.
Do the bullet points line up?
Does the print start the same distance from each bullet point?
Is there an entire paragraph within the paper that is indented that shouldn’t be?
Proofreading Techniques, cont.
Focus on the first word of lists and grouped materials.
Do not read the full sentences:
Is the verb tense parallel?
Is the formatting consistent?
They all start with nouns.
They are all phrases.
They are all capitalized or lower case.
Proofreading Techniques, cont.
For bigger projects, you may want to print your paper and spread it out on the table or floor.
Are your headers consistent?
Is your formatting consistent?
Are there any funny page breaks or blank pages?
Proofing the References List
Every time you create a references list, utilize your resources to check your work.
Check the list for accuracy:
Print the list
Go back and read your paper
Check off that each reference is cited in the reference list when it is mentioned in the body of your paper
If you have references on your list you did not cite in your paper, they need to be removed from the reference list.
If you have references in your paper you did not include on the reference list, you need to add them to the reference list.
Meeting the Assignment Requirements
Get out the grading rubric again!
You should have used it to write your paper.
Did you:
Include all the required elements?
Present the content in the order requested?
Cite the requested number of outside sources?
Use scholarly sources?
Write at a collegiate level?
Use 7th edition APA Style?
Additional Proofreading Tasks
Before you submit your assignment, did you . . .
Set it aside and proofread it later?
Apply feedback you received from your instructor?
Make sure any DOIs and URLs in the reference list are activate and functional hyperlinks?
Use Grammarly or tutor.com to check for grammar or or APA Style problems?
These basic tips are more likely to improve your grade than staying up all night to work on a paper and then failing to proofread it prior to turning it in.
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