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English Editor Level 2 Test — Chicago Manual of Style

Your job is to bring a critical eye to improving the author's content and readying it for publication. This may require drastic reworking of the document.

 

Editorial Focal Elements

  • Concept — Verify the overall concept is clearly and succinctly communicated.
  • Intended word use — Poor word use results in muddled messages; help the author by improving word choice and sentence structure.
  • Organization — Unless the author is clearly the next James Joyce or Umberto Eco, the content and ideas should flow logically from one idea to the next. This also means that any concept of time conveyed through the narrative is internally consistent.
  • Tone — Help the author maintain the narrative when editing a fiction piece or verify the proper formalities are in place for dissertations and technical writing.
  • Characterization — Verify that character use is consistent by ensuring character personalities, ages, descriptions and actions are consistent.
  • Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling — Absolutely no mistakes are acceptable.
  • Formatting — You are responsible for formatting the document to comply with the Chicago Manual of Style, 16thEdition.

 

Style Guide Requirements — Chicago Manual of Style

If you do not own a copy of the Chicago Manual of Style, we recommend purchasing a copy of the 16th edition. In the meantime, you can access Chicago Manual of Style Online through their 30 day free trial.

You may use the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) to reference a summary of the Chicago Manual of Style; however, you are responsible for any style guide requirements not covered by Purdue.

If you are already familiar with an older version of The Chicago Manual of Style, you should review the significant changes from the 15th to 16th edition.

 

Document Overview

  • All Level 2 Editor tests are approximately 1000 words in length.
  • Use Microsoft Word and Track Changes for this credential test.
  • Final copy must contain no more than 1 spelling or 2 grammar errors.

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