Introducing the Fundamentals of Writing I and II Revision Tool!

The SCC English Department proudly announces a new tool to assist Fundamentals of Writing I and II students with revision. This tool, accessed through ANGEL, offers assistance in the skill of editing written work. Students are able to submit drafts of their writing assignments through the service. Within 24-48 hours (Monday-Friday), the draft will be returned with errors marked on each line of the student's text. The ANGEL site offers a key to the errors. Each number corresponds to full explanations of the grammar mistake. In addition, students can take the Fundamentals of Writing I Practice Quizzes online. ANGEL will grade the quiz and provide specific grammar feedback.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of editing assistance does the Revision Tool provide?

The Revision Tool marks each line of the writing assignment for errors. The errors are keyed 1-10, so your writing assignment has numbers in the margin. Each of those numbers signifies a specific writing error. You can use the Key to Identifying and Correcting Writing Errors to discover what kind of mistakes you made and learn how to fix them.

How do I access the Revision Tool?

The Revision Tool is accessed through ANGEL.

What is my ANGEL login ID?

Your login ID for ANGEL is the same user name that you created for MySCC; however, all ANGEL IDs must be entered in lowercase. ANGEL is case sensitive.

If you registered for classes in person on campus and have not yet created a MySCC account, you must go create an account online. For students to have access to ANGEL, they must have a MySCC user name in the system. The ANGEL database for login IDs and passwords is being generated based on the student's MySCC account.

What is my ANGEL password?

Your password is auto-generated and is reset to the default every semester. Your password is your first and last initial, followed by the six digits of your birth date in the yymmdd format, where "yy" is the two digit year (don't use the 19 in the 19yy format), "mm" is the two digit month (Jan.-Sept. months must use a leading 0), and "dd" is the two digit day (1-9 must use a leading 0). Make sure that there are no spaces between the items and the letters are lowercase. Example: If your name is John Doe and you were born on March 1, 1977, your password would be jd770301.

How do I get started?

Once you have logged into ANGEL and selected the Revision Tool from the list of courses on the left, click the "Options Buffet." You will find directions for submitting a draft, playing games and taking practice quizzes. You will then send the draft by dropbox through your ANGEL account, and it will be returned to you through that same dropbox within ANGEL.

How often can I use the tool?

You may submit a draft as many times as you like. The tool will not identify every mistake, especially the first time through. After you edit your draft, you can send it through again to see if you edited your mistakes correctly. It takes 24-48 hours (Monday-Friday) to get a draft back. The tool does not guarantee error-proof writing. Only your instructor can fully evaluate your writing according to class instructions.

Did you know?

Seminole State's English Department awards several scholarships to students who excel in composition classes.