Revision (writing)

Revision involves many of the strategies known generally as editing but also can entail larger conceptual shifts of purpose and audience as well as content.

[1] In an essay, revision may involve the identification of a thesis, a reconsideration of structure or organization, working at uncovering weaknesses, elaborating evidence and illustrations, or clarifying unclear positions.

[2] Revision is a larger category of writing behaviors than line-editing or proofreading, though writers often make large reorganizations and word-level edits simultaneously.

Second-order thinking involves being critical and analytical of one's own writing; it consists of reflecting on the ideas developed through drafting and ensuring that they are clearly expressed and well-supported.

In organizational and other workplace settings where collaborative writing is common, participation of multiple writers facilitates communal revision.

[11] Recently, due to the collaborative capabilities of the Internet, there are writers who "crowdsource" reviews from several people, who contribute digital annotations.

[12] Teachers' prompts that incorporate the process of invention spark collaboration and communication amongst students in the classroom, producing feedback between peers.

[15] Discourse communities give writers a space to collaborate with those who have a suitable degree of relevant content or who share a common set of goals.