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In an attempt to revise this essay to its fullest extent, I began the day we received the assignment. This way I would be able to look at it with fresh eyes each time I review it. I waited about two days after I revised it each time to read it over again and see what I can improve. Each time I read the essay over I found something new to improve on. The first time I reviewed my essay I focused on fixing what was originally advised. These suggestions included discarding my first body paragraph and splitting the final body paragraph in half, making my essay less vague. This was pretty straightforward. Once I finished fixing these specific parts of my essay I put it away for about two days. The second time I revised my essay I focused on my topic sentences and concluding sentences of my paragraph. I made sure that my evidence supports my claims and that my paragraphs do not get off topic. Once again, I put my essay away for about two days. The third time I looked at my essay I focused mainly on my conclusion paragraph. Originally, I had a quote that inspired me, but it did not really tie back to Macbeth well so I removed that quote and made my conclusion more general and less confusing. This time I put my essay away for about four days. …show more content…

I sat with a senior that took AP English for about two hours and listened to any other suggestions he may have for me. He pointed out a few specific sentences that were vague and worked with me to alter the wording and flow. This time I focused on smaller problems, rather than the essay as a whole. After he gave me suggestions, he asked me to read it out loud twice. Whenever I paused or misread a word I would change the wording in an effort to improve the flow. The second time I read my essay out loud it flowed a lot better. For the last time, I put my essay away for about another

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