Creating a personal editing log
An important aspect of becoming a college writer is learning how to identify your grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. You can use an editing log to keep a personal list of your common errors and learn the rules to correct the errors.
To begin your log, review all the errors identified on your last piece of writing. Use the following questions to guide the development of your personal editing log.
- What errors do you make most frequently?
- What pattern do you see in these errors?
- What rule(s) do you need to learn to correct the errors?
- Where in your handbook will you find the rules?
