Editing and Proofreading

Editing and proofreading is not something that everybody does. I for one, rely on my computer's spell check to catch my mistakes and hope that they can catch them all. Once done with a paper I have written I will scan over it to see if the majority makes sense. I don't wanna take the time to get down to the nitty gritty because I'm just so happy that I finally finished the paper and I just want to be done with it. However, editing and proofreading your paper is a very important step and can sometimes be the downfall to getting a bad grade. Instead of skimming over the paper you need to focus on the details such as: spelling, punctuation, does everything make sense and relate to the main point, do all the verbs agree with each other, are there transitions, do the sentences start with the same word too many times, are the sentences varied, how is the tone, do the words used have the correct meaning, and so many more things to look for. But before you edit, you must proofread and reading over your paper slowly and precisely a couple times would be more sufficient than just once. If I would just proofread and edit every one of my papers, I would save my teachers' a lot of hassle, but I hate doing it; it is their job after all. The fact that I have finally completed the paper is such a relief and the last thing I want to do is read over it to find any mistakes and go back and change it.