Week eight Revision

Lesson Objectives Discuss Rhetorical Situations Create Revision Strategies Discuss Brief Assignment 6

Days Until Draft 1.1 is Due? 11

Rhetorical Situations Figure 2.1. “Making good choices for your situation.” The St. Martin’s Handbook. Ed. Andrea Lunsford. 7th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.

What is the Revising Process? Jefferson, Thomas. “Composition Draft.” n.p., June 1776. Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia, 3 Feb. 2013. Web. 7 Oct. 2013.

Definitions to Consider All of these come from Donald M. Murray’s article, “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript” Information: “a good piece of writing is built from specific, accurate, and interesting information” (2). Meaning: “specifics must build to a pattern of significance” (2.). Form: “The vehicle which carries meaning to the reader” (2).

Definitions (Continued) Structure: “Good writing is built on a solid framework” (2). Development: “Each section of a piece of writing must be adequately developed” (2). Voice: “An expression of the writer’s authority” (2). Language: Scrutinize your language. Murray, Donald M. “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript.” Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers. Ed. Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rose, and Virginia Clark. 8th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000: 161-65. PDF file.

What will be this section’s revision plan?

Homework Saturday: Turn in Brief Assignment 6 Tuesday: St. Martin’s: 4a, 4c-e, “Re-Reading Your Draft,” “Getting the Most from Peer Reviewer’s Comments,” “Learning from Instructor’s Comments,” Revising with Peer and Instructor Comments.” St. Martin’s: Chapters 24, 25, 27, “Writing to the World,” “Language that Builds Common Ground,” “Word Choice.” First-Year Writing: Chapter 6, pages 121-23. Read Donald M. Murray’s “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript.” There is a link on the class blog. Answer the questions for the article. Bring a copy of Draft 1.1.