1. Revision Reasons and Process

2. What is Revision and Why?  Revision is not just proofreading or the so- called cosmetic revision.  Revision is to "enter into a conversation with your previous thoughts." In other words, revision may involve changing your ideas and thus your self.

3. What is Revision and Why? (2)  No writing is perfect. Every piece of writings can be revised. However, sometimes it's not easy for the writers to see their own problems or limitations. That’s why you need a second or third opinion.  For jurnior English majors, moreover, it's important to learn how to revise without a teacher's help and with the help of your peers.

4. Revision: How?  three stages: 1. Rethinking; 2. Reshaping; 3. Copyediting.

5. Rethinking  1.Reseeing/rethinking: changing what a piece says or its "bones."  -- What is your essay about? What do you want do about it and for what? -- Are you ready to challenge yourself? Are you able to take another perspective to look at the same issue? Do you have anything to add to it?

6. Reworking 1. Reworking, reshaping; changing how a piece says it or changing its "muscle." -- How is your essay presented? And for whom? -- Do you need a new introduction? A better conclusion? Are the ideas logically and interestingly presented? Do you need more concrete details (description, dialogue, ) or examples?

7. Copyediting 1. Copyediting or proofreading for mechanics and usage; checking for deviations from standard conventions or changing the writing's "skin." -- Is your language correct and effective? -- Are there run-on sentences and problematic sentence constructions? Can sentences be combined in a better way? Are there other types of grammatic errors and usage problems? Are there typos?

8. more creative types of revision 1. Narrative: changing the point of view; focusing on just one of the moments, giving a different ending. 2. Expository essays: Change the tone of your argument (e.g. from serious to comic or ironic); add a story or some creative writing to your piece. 3. Mixing or changing rhetoric modes: turn your expository essay into a fiction with the same point; do a collage of argumentation and fictive writings; add in pictures and other visual materials.

9. Requirements: 1. Step by Step and each stage takes one week: Go through the above three stages with the help of your partner; after the first stage, write up an outline for your partner and teacher. 2. Writing journal: keep a writing journal to record what you feel at each stage and examine if you are capable of doing revision with the help of peer comments. 3. End product: 1.an essay with a two-page cover sheet; or a web page with a short introduction. Sample format; sample writing.Sample formatsample writing 2.Writing journal– one entry of your third journal; 3.Peer comments as you go through the three stages.

10. Requirements: (2) Cover sheet:  What the paper is about and how it is presented  Your writing process,  Acknowledgement of help received.  Due day: 6/7