Crafting Revision in Academic Writing

One Word Strengthens an Argument

Crafting Revision in Academic Writing: One Word Strengthens an Argument reframes academic writing as a process of decision-making rather than rule-following, guiding students to develop clearer arguments, stronger structure, and greater ownership through revision-focused instruction designed for multilingual and university writers.

Crafting Revision in Academic Writing: One Word Strengthens an Argument challenges the idea that academic writing is best learned through rigid templates, surface-level correctness, or one-time drafts. Instead, this book positions revision as the central intellectual activity of academic writing, where students learn to clarify ideas, align structure with argument, and make purposeful rhetorical choices. Designed for undergraduate university writers, the book guides students through drafting, revising, and re-seeing their work with an emphasis on glo