Joseph Saragosa

Assessment for Chapter of Editing #2

The document should be satisfactory in terms of following the style guide that was
originally composed by the authors of the document, and then later edited by myself for the sake
of this project. My personal goals have been exceeded. I originally thought there wasnt much to
be edited, but after comparing edits with a peer I realized there was much that I missed in terms
of cutting out unnecessary word usage to make the points of the document more straight forward
and clear cut.
Honestly, for the most part there really wasnt too many errors that needed to be corrected
within the document in terms of grammar, spelling and format. The authors did a fabulous job of
following the style guide they created, and there was not much editing that needed to be done to
the style guide. The only aspect that needed major adjusting was that to the headings. The
authors had the primary and secondary headings covered, but there were third level headings in
the document that had no place on the style guide so I adjusted them accordingly.
Within the style guide they expressed that they wanted the least amount of words possible
to convey the main points in the document. After comparing my work to that of a peers, I was
able to grasp a greater understanding of how to effectively cut the loose fat from the word usage
of the authors. The result was that the document is more straight forward, and easier to
understand by readers of all ages and education levels. Also, the authors wanted the document to
be in first person point of view and read as a professional document. A large part of the revising
process was focused on making sure that the document met that professional standard, and the
writing was worded in the first person point of view.
Other slight changes needed to be made. I added many commas throughout the document
to make it flow smoother, and there were only a few misspellings. The Table of Contents needed
a lot of editing in terms of font size. There was also some repetitiveness in paragraphs towards
the end of the document that I notified the authors about.
Overall, the document was well put together and there werent many errors that needed
correcting. The actual formatting of the document was virtually flawless. I did a lot of editing in
terms of cutting out unnecessary words so the points could be conveyed clearer. Besides that,
most of my editing was adding punctuation so that the reader could interpret the document in a
more grammatically correct fashion.