Editing is the process of going through your text to make sure your writing is clear and easy to follow, and that the information you have included is factual.
Editing may involve reorganization of ideas, linking of ideas and paragraphs, adding information that is missing, and removing unnecessary details.
This interactive resource contains explanations and activities to give students information and practice to improve their editing of academic essays.
This resource was designed for Foundation Year English as a Second Language students, although it could be used by any high school students. It can be used as a stand-alone self-study resource or to supplement classroom teaching.
This resource is a Reusable Learning Object created on the Xerte Toolkits platform. You can access it via the URL provided or embed it into a VLE e.g. Moodle or a website.