Editing and Proof Reading
Check your essay for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors by using spellcheck software but also reading aloud - this will help pick up on repeated words, long sentences, and structure. You will usually be asked to use the third person (‘this essay will show’, rather than, ‘I will show’) and also check you are using formal language. Above all, check you have acknowledged all your sources using the correct referencing style (both in-text citation and reference list), and that you have met all presentation requirements relating to line-spacing, images, wordcount and so on.
Key Tips:
- Use read aloud
- Walk away and come back to it the next day
- Ask someone else to read it / read aloud to you
