The Importance of Editing

Writing and Scholarship Planning for College-Bound Students

Lesson 2: The Importance of Editing

Time Required:
40 minutes

Materials:
Edit Your Essay student worksheet #3 (PDF), pen

Directions:
1. Visit the British Library to download the original manuscript copy of William Blake's poem "The Tyger."

2. Distribute the poem to students and discuss the importance of editing by reviewing how Blake modified his own work.

3. Discuss how Blake's revisions dramatically affect the final version. Ask students if they think the edits are beneficial. Why or why not?

4. Distribute Edit Your Essay student worksheet #3 (PDF) and have students complete it.

5. Review together.




	Some of the resources on this page are in PDF format. To download them, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader Software. © 2005 Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. Citi and Citi with Arc Design are registered service marks of Citicorp. Credit-ED^SM is a financial education program for students, brought to you by Citi, a member of Citigroup. Juggle, textbooks: © James Levin/Studio 10; pizza, tickets:© C Squared Studios/Photodisc/Picture Quest; laptop; © courtesy of Apple; CD-ROMs: Photodisc/Getty Images; cellular telephone;© courtesy of Sprint