1 / 11

Writing Seminar 6 - Revision

Writing Seminar 6 - Revision. Augustine Institute. Revision, A Necessary Evil. No one likes revising But why? Revision hurts Two proposals 1. Make revision a creative process 2. Be willing to sacrifice the small stuff for the sake of the big goal. Rest and Think.

beck
Download Presentation

Writing Seminar 6 - Revision

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Writing Seminar 6 - Revision Augustine Institute

  2. Revision, A Necessary Evil • No one likes revising • But why? • Revision hurts • Two proposals • 1. Make revision a creative process • 2. Be willing to sacrifice the small stuff for the sake of the big goal.

  3. Rest and Think • Napping, sleeping and creativity • Think like a reader • Take a day off • Think about the goals of your writing

  4. Approaching Revision • Revising as you go? • Recursive writing • Avoid unproductive “tinkering.” • Find an approach that works for you.

  5. Priorities in Revision Questions to ask yourself: • Have I responded to the assignment prompt? • Is my thesis strong, clear, and precise? • Is my argument strong and easy to follow? • Would reorganizing this paper improve it?

  6. Think of Your Reader: • More questions: • Have I defined key terms? • Did I make explicit the important connections between ideas and steps in my reasoning? • Can the reader tell if I agree or disagree with the other opinions present in my paper?

  7. Reverse Outlining • 1. Write down main point of each paragraph. • 2. Describe how the paragraph moves your argument forward. • 3. Consider the organization of the paper as a whole. • 4. Evaluate the coherence of each paragraph.

  8. HOC’s and LOC’s • Higher Order concerns first • Assignment, Thesis, Argument, Introduction, Conclusion • Lower Order concerns • Transitions, Topic sentences, Evidence • Even Lower Order • Grammar, Punctuation, Footnotes, Formatting

  9. Seeking Feedback • Consider when feedback will be helpful. • Peer readers – how to use them • Professor review • Responding to Feedback

  10. Be Concise • Unnecessary words • Why is brevity difficult?

  11. Proofreading • Check the following: • Punctuation • Spelling (Use but don’t rely completely on spellcheck.) • Missing/extra words • Weird spaces and fonts.

More Related