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- Is^ the^ tone^ of^ my^ paper^ appropriate^ for^ the^ subject?^ [See tone in the Glossary.]
- Does^ the^ conclusion^ end^ my^ paper^ effectively?^ [See conclusion in the Glossary.]
[See also Chapter 3, Revising, for additional general guidelines for the process of revising.]
STEP 8: Proofreading—Checking the Details
When you have completed the revisions suggested by your analysis in Step 7, proof-
read your paper for accuracy. Check punctuation, grammar, mechanics, and usage.
[See Part IV for rules and examples.] Check spelling and word choice.
WRITING-ACROSS-THE-CURRICULUM MODELS
Any piece of writing must be tailored to the audience who will read it. Thus, in addi-
tion to the sample comparison-contrast paper below, you will find online five addi-
tional samples, tailored for other audiences, along with their respective analyses.
See online at [http://www.wiley.com/go/wnwstudentwritinghandbook.]
Sample for English
Sample for Science
Sample for Mathematics
Sample Workplace Writing
Sample Technical Writing
The samples, which include single-paragraph papers and a four-paragraph theme,
each content-area appropriate, all deal with the general topic of clothing. By study-
ing the six samples, you will see how a comparison-and-contrast paper can—and
should—be tailored to specific audiences.
SAMPLE foR SoCIAL SCIENCES
As part of a unit on the American Revolution, students wrote papers about some
human aspect of the war. The following single-paragraph paper compares the cloth-
ing worn by American and British soldiers.