REVISING PROCESS MODULE FIRST YEAR SERIES WRITING CENTER UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW What revision is not Define revision Revise to How to get started
WHAT REVISION IS NOT
DEFINE REVISION Revision again see “To see again”
REVISE TO A – add R – remove M – move S – substitute
REVISE TO Content Focus Clarity Explanation Evidence Flow Within paragraphs Between paragraphs
HOW TO GET STARTED Walk away, then come back Have a plan Revisit the assignment sheet Read all comments on your rough draft Talk it out Read aloud or be read to Write (lots) more Get physical: Print it out, annotate it, cut it up Take breaks Let it go Rewrite – write again!
WORKSHOP SUMMARY What revision is not Define revision Revise to How to get started
GUIDED PRACTICE Sample Reflection and Revision Plan Thank you all for your comments! I can see now, that this summary does not have a clear thesis, and reads like more of an outline than a summary, these are the things I am going to work on revising. I will start by rereading Gee and watching Tara’s video again. I think I missed Gee’s D/discourse distinction and this needs to be in my thesis. Also, I need to chunk the information in Gee so that I can focus on presenting his ideas versus giving everyone a tour of his work. This means I’ll have to rewrite a number of sentences.
ARTIFACT-BASED PRACTICE Choose one of your summaries and write a Reflection and Revision Plan right now!