1. Week eight
Revision

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

3. Days Until Draft 1.1 is Due? 11

4. 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

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

6. 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).

7. 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: PDF file.

8. What will be this section’s revision plan?

9. 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
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.