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Owner:
checking your spelling and grammar
making sure your references are correct
checking the word count.
This is more than just sending off your assignment. Letting go includes:
deciding when the assignment is finished
submitting the assignment
conducting a self-review.
And finally:
comparing your self-review with your grade and tutor comments.
As you can see, the actual writing of the assignment is only one part of the process.
If we present the list in a different way (Figure 1), you can also see that this process is not linear. It is not simply a case of beginning with an analysis of the assignment and ending with a consideration of your tutor's comments. It involves frequent revisiting of earlier stages, checking and reflecting: two steps forward, one step back. You may notice how much depends on a constant referring back to the question.
Figure 1: Assignment writing: a different perspective