Sommer's research about revision is critical; the credibility of his results and studies are obvious.I agree with the author when he says: "Students need to seek the dissonance of discovery, utilize their writing, as the experienced writers do, the very difference between writing and speech - the posibility of revision." That is exactly what we are doing in this summer workshop. I'm glad that we are applying the new concept of revising with our own writing. The results are that we share more with our peers, rather than revising it one time in order to have better results.
As participants of the writing project we have the responsibility to expand the new concept of revising to our colleges even though we need to deal with the mentality of some students that are still thinking that revision is "redoing" because they want to impress the teachers using synonyms and eliminating words that are not needed. I can testify by my own son's definition of revising the way he was taught.
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13 years ago
I agree that we must carefully and precisely teach how revision and proofreading are distinct processes.
ReplyDeleteHere are 10 tips for proofreading and some really fun exercises that will help writers catch their own mistakes-even spelling errors! See if you can catch all of the errors at Top 10 Proofreading Tips without using these tips. I'll wager that you can't. These proofreading tips will make a difference in your own writing and in that of your students.