Revision Homework
Due: Tuesday 10/19
Post: In “Reflections on Writing” on your personal website.
Part of learning how to write is thinking about the feedback you get and improving your writing as a result. Therefore, I really want you to read my comments and suggestions; this exercise is designed to help you improve your writing after reading over my comments.
Please:
1. Read over my comments (both in the margin and at the end of the paper). Use the correction symbol handout on the website to decipher my symbols: http://sites.google.com/a/thecollegepreparatoryschool.org/dr-anderson/english-1-3/correction-symbols
2. Tell me what one or two areas you need to work on are, based on my comments and any insights you have.
3. Please revise one of the paragraphs with my suggestions in my mind. Note that a good revision involves more than simply fixing grammar errors and punctuation or switching around the order of a couple sentences. Often, a revision includes re-worked ideas that, in turn, change the whole composition of the paragraph.
Note: Please post this in the “Reflections” part of your personal website.