High/Middle Order Concerns

High and Middle Order Concern (HOCs and MOCs) revision should focus on the "big picture" stuff. This is where you work on the organization, flow and style of your writing. Since you may find yourself rewriting during these levels of revision, it's important to not focus on proofreading during this stage. You don't want to spent too much time polishing up the errors in your writing just to find that you need to rewrite an entire paragraph. So, start with the big stuff and then after you've completed this stage, you can move on to the polishing.

The following resources can be meant to get you started on HOC and MOC revision. Do not plan to complete all of these techniques, as some will be redundant. I recommend picking one technique from the top list (general revision) and one specific issue from the bottom list (specific concerns) for each paper when you revise.

General Revision Handouts/Techniques

Revising Drafts
Link to The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Peer Feedback, Revising, and Editing
This resource covers giving and using feedback. I recommend scrolling down to the section on "Revising and Editing: Five Steps for Academic Writing" for steps for effectively revising your writing.
Links to the online textbook, Write What Matters.

Is your Document Sound? (Revising for High Order Concerns)
This resource was written for business writing, but most of the same concepts apply to academic writing.
Links to the OWL at Purdue University

Reverse Outlining
Links to the UMass Amherst Writing Center at the University of Massachusettes, Amhurst

Various strategies (Sectioning, Reverse Outlining, Talking it Out)
Links to The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Paper Skeleton
Links to the UMass Amherst Writing Center at the University of Massachusettes, Amhurst

Revision Checklist Q&As (Organization, Paragraphing)
Links to The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Paragraph Cut-Up (to reorganize paper)
From the University Writing Center at the University of North Alabama

Specific High and Middle Order Concerns

Flow and Cohesion (including Read-Out-Loud Strategy)
Links to the UMass Amherst Writing Center at the University of Massachusettes, Amhurst

Paragraphs
Links to The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

On Paragraphs
Links to the OWL at Purdue University

Transitions
Links to The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Writing with Clarity
Links to an Open Textbook chapter

Understanding Flow
Links to a YouTube video from the University of North Carolina Writing Center

Integrating Quotes
Links to an Open Textbook chatper

Introductions
Links to The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Conclusions
Links to The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tone and Style
Links to an Open Textbook chapter

Incorporating Evidence
This article has examples using secondary research, but the concepts still apply to anecdotal/personal knowledge and primary research.
Link to Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University