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Revision strategies give the author a chance to improve the quality of their paper
Allow you to add new ideas or improve existing ones
Give you time to reflect
Most students believe that problems can be fixed from just rewording
This leaves students blind to accidental repetition in their writing
Bottom line: students have a hard time with the revision process because they can
t review their work from a different perspective
Rewrite
Recall all of your information and then rewrite to stage arguments. Then focus on the wording and
phrasing.
Revise
Ask questions about your writing and then try and answer those questions. You will find ideas in
the writing that should be dropped or changed often.
Figure out how you want to frame and structure the writing (second draft)
Then revising
Determine your language
This means deleting, adding, or reordering words to back up an argument. Constant revising.
Discussion Questions
Who actively uses strategies to revise their writing?
What strategies did you implement if you have used them before?