Review and Revision
This week we will be focusing on reviewing and revising our work. Revision is one of the hardest parts of the writing process because it involves taking a critical eye to all the work we've done and then having to rewrite and change it all. Sometimes we wonder why we even wrote the first draft at all if we're just going to change everything but revision is where learning happens. One of the most effective ways we learn is by making mistakes and correcting them.
When thinking about your current drafts, we're not looking for what you did wrong. We're looking for what you can do better. Maybe you have a conflict, but it's not coming off as strongly as it could. Maybe you have great characters that your reader will enjoy, but there are certain aspects of their personality that you failed to illustrate that you know are important.
In class, you received feedback on your draft. By receiving and giving feedback, you are learning more about what it means to be a writer and to think critically. Just having the chance to see how another person approached the assignment can give you ideas on how you can improve your own. Often times we are much more capable of seeing the things we like and dislike in someone else's writing than we can our own. Maybe you thought you didn't like the way you started your piece until you read your classmates who started theirs is a similar fashion and realized that that worked for you. Maybe your classmate did something interesting that you didn't think about that you want to attempt in your next draft.
Homework
- Bring in a paper copy of the draft you submitted in class (DO NOT PRINT FRONT TO BACK) and split it into at least 3 sections (beginning, middle, end OR problem, confrontation, solution) whatever makes sense to you. Just draw a line on your paper copy where each section ends.
- Work on your second narrative.
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