Exercise 23: An Analysis of the  

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After finalizing the first draft of your paper, it is important to be able to step back from it and to be able to recognize the plan of the paper as a whole. Such analysis helps you to identify the main ideas and their organization in the paper. The analysis of the plan for the paper is the first step in the editing and revision stages of the writing process. To complete this exercise, first number the paragraphs of your paper and then complete the following steps: 

1) Underline the thesis/position/judgment which controls the development of your paper. It should be one sentence, and you should be able to find it. Copy it in the space below: 

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2) Underline each topic sentence of your paper, and copy each in the space below and on the next page: 

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3. Reconstruct a phrase outline of the paper by reducing each sentence above to just the key concepts and list them below in the same order: 

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Should I revise only the sentences you have marked or the whole essay? 

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