Editing and refining
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What is the real work of editing?
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Structural — cut what doesn't serve the argument and sharpen it, not just typos.
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What does over-length usually signal?
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Padding — tangents, repetition, or summary to cut.
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What should you self-check against?
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The four criteria: A, B, C, D.
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What's the HL-essay word limit?
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1,200–1,500 words.
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What should you sharpen when editing?
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The thesis and each topic sentence.
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Does cutting summary help?
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Yes — it strengthens A and B and saves words.
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Is editing optional polish?
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No — it's where marks are won.
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What to cut first?
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Tangents, repetition, and any plot summary that isn't analysis.
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Editing helps which criteria?
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All four — cutting summary (A/B), sharpening argument (C), refining language (D).
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Editing in one line?
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Cut, sharpen, hit the word count, self-check A–D.
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