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Revision and Peer Review
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Revision Guidelines
  • Revising your work is a VERY important part of
    the writing process.
  • Every paper has the potential to be a fine piece
    of writing, but only after being polished and
    perfected.
  • After you have written a first draft and gotten
    feedback from your peers, it is time to revise.
  • What exactly is revision? What am I expecting you
    to do when you revise?
  • These guidelines will hopefully give you
    direction as you revise your work.

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Part 1 What a Revision Is NOT
  • A revision is NOT turning in an fresh copy of
    your rough draft.
  • A revision is NOT only correcting one or two
    grammar mistakes.
  • A revision is NOT adding one or two sentences
    onto the end of your draft.
  • If you turn in a revision to me that does any of
    these things, it is not a true revision, and you
    will have points taken away from the "writing
    process" section of your assignment grade.

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Taking Responsibility for Your Revisions
  • Youas the writer of your essayare responsible
    for your revisions.
  • Your peer group can give you suggestions, your
    instructor can give you feedback, but it is your
    responsibility to make the most of the revision
    process.
  • You are in charge of choosing how (and if) to put
    your groups feedback and your instructors
    advice to work.
  • You are in charge of rewriting places in your
    essay that you have decided need improvement even
    if no one ends up commenting on them.
  • You are in charge of proofreading your essay for
    grammar, spelling, and punctuation. It was not
    your groups job or your instructors job to find
    all of your errors.

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Part 2 What a Revision IS
  • A revision MAKES CHANGES that require you to
    delete, change, and add phrases and sentences
    throughout the assignment.
  • In fact, a revision may require you to completely
    rewrite large sections of your assignment.
  • A revision FIXES problems with details and
    confusing sentences that your peers and your
    instructor pointed out.
  • A revision ALSO corrects grammar and spelling
    mistakes you found in your draft.

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Remember Narration and Reflection
  • Think of the balance between narrative and
    reflection in your essay as a camera that zooms
    IN and OUT.
  • ZOOM IN when you include narrative. Tell the
    story of your personal experiences. Use
    description and detail.
  • ZOOM OUT when you are analyzing the significance
    of the narrative you have described already and
    how it connects to your outside sources and the
    big picture ideas you are discussing.
  • In other words
  • Zoom in to describe, Zoom out to analyze.

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Remember Detail/Description
  • Write about things you SEE
  • Dont ignore your senses. Engage your reading by
    describing things.
  • Write about things you HEAR
  • Detail and description. Make the reader feel like
    they are in the moment with you.
  • Write about the things you FEEL
  • Emotional reactions can reveal a lot about our
    identities and the society we live in.
  • Write about WHAT HAPPENED
  • Even small events can have great significance if
    analyzed in detail. Think about how small events
    impacted you in the long term and how similar
    events impact people like you in our society.

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Workshops and Peer Editing
  • How to get the most out of your Peer Review

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The Goals of Peer Editing
  • Praise
  • Suggestions
  • Corrections

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Give Praise Accentuate the Positive!
  • Always tell the author WHAT they are doing right
    and WHY it works.
  • What is interesting in the essay or has
    potential?
  • Help each other brainstorm ways to do more of
    what works.

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Suggestions All About the Content
  • Try to get at the IDEAS behind the paper.
  • What are they trying to say? How can they say it
    more clearly?
  • Give suggestions on
  • Things that might make the point come across more
    clearly or make the paper more engaging.
  • If you wish that there had been more detail here
    or if the point of the essay had been clearer
    sooner, point it out!
  • If you are confused, tell them! We are all inside
    our own headsso we arent always aware that we
    havent explained something enough.

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Corrections Proofreading and Editing
  • Revision is not just about looking for grammar
    errors or fixing typos.
  • In fact, it is not your job to proofread your
    classmates papers for them.
  • However, it is very helpful to have a second part
    of eyes catching those little mistakes we didnt
    notice.
  • If you notice something, make a note of it and/or
    explain it to the author, but dont focus ONLY
    on proofreading.

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How to Give Constructive Criticism
  • Emphasis on the word constructive
  • Constructive means to build
  • Many of us cringe when we hear the word
    criticism applied to our writing.
  • However, constructive criticism has the purpose
    of building us up as writers, making us better.
  • Getting advice from writers who are at the same
    level and encountering some of the same
    challenges can be a valuable experience.

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1. Be kind, yet honest.
  • Never tear down another writer, but dont
    hesitate to point out passages that dont make
    sense, logical fallacies, and other mistakes.
  • The author may not have caught them, and theyll
    be grateful to you for pointing them out!

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2. Give every essay in your peer group your focus
and attention
  • This is one of the reasons I put you in groups of
    threesmall enough to get to everyone.
  • Come to class prepared to read and think
    analytically about your classmates essays.
  • Remember, your classmates are going to give their
    attention to your essay its only fair that you
    return the favor.

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3. Everyone has something to offer.
  • Dont be intimidated if you feel that youre
    being asked to comment on a better writer.
  • You dont have to be a great writer to be a great
    reader and give excellent feedback!
  • Dont forget, we comment on professional writers
    all the time!

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4. Actually write on the paper!
  • If you think of something as you read, its
    always a good idea to make a little note of it.
  • This doesnt mean you have to fill all the
    margins as you peer edit, but even if you make a
    small note, it will draw the authors attention to
    that part of the paper, which almost always
    results in better writing.

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Tips for taking criticism gratefully
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1. Remember that your group is offering you
criticism in order to help you.
  • Try not to be defensive, and be open to
    suggestions.

2. Ask questions about your group members
comments.
  • If you dont understand why a group member is
    saying something, ask them to explain.

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3. If a group member is being too vague
  • Ask them to point to specific places in your
    essay where they see problems.

4. Propose solutions to the problems your group
members see in your essay.
  • Ask if these solutions would solve the problems.

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Short Break 10 MINS
  • Return in 10 Minutes for Peer Review!

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Our Method for Peer Review
  1. Form groups of 4.
  2. In your Group of 4, decide who is going first.
  3. The student passes out their essay copies.
  4. Everyone reads/writes notes on the essay copy
    they were given.
  5. Everyone discusses the essay.
  6. Pass the essay copies back to the author.
  7. Start again with the next person and repeat steps
    3-7.

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Remember Give Feedback in ALL 3 Categories!
  • Praise Always mention what they are doing right
  • Suggestions - This is discussing the problems in
    the paper, give suggestions on how to improve.
  • Corrections This proofreading for grammar,
    spelling, etc.

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IF YOU FINISH EARLYStart Your Revisions
  • Open your textbooks to page 105.
  • Read the questions on the Final Revision
    Checklist and think about how they apply to your
    essay.
  • Start making notes and corrections
  • Rememberany work you get done now you dont have
    to do when you get home!
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