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The Fourth Step - Editing

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 Students often retain information better when they use acronyms. During the editing stage, the acronym 'C.U.P.S' can be very helpful:

C - Capitalization

U - Usage 

P - Punctuation

S - Spelling 


The video below explains how the C.U.P.S. method can be applied during the editing process.

 

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