1 Feb 2006
Ex 1-1c: Diagnostic Revision (20pts)
Two parts -- a revision (3 pages, or about 750 words) and a submission note (about a half page).
Your submission note should quote the "before" and "after" versions of a specific passage that you feel is most improved. It should also supply a bulleted list in which you call my attention to other specific changes that demonstrate the depth of your revision.
Note that correcting spelling mistakes and putting punctuation marks where I tell you they should go does not count as revision. Your revision should demonstrate clear evidence of improvement on many levels.
See "Editing vs. Revision."
If you have had me before, you will probably remember that I often asked you to re-submit your old drafts, and to highlight your revision in order to call attention to your changes. For this assignment, I am going to experiment with some of MS-Word's advanced document comparison features, in order to see whether we can forego all that printing and highlighting.
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/mt/mt-tb.cgi/5240
Does anyone else agree that peer revisions are just about the best thing that could happen to a paper?
Posted by: Sarah Lodzsun at January 31, 2006 08:54 PMSounds like you're finding this part of the assignment useful! Not only do you get tips for improving your own work, but you get to build up your confidence, since often it's easier to make suggestions to other people than it is to see areas where you yourself can improve. But if you learn to trust your own judgment when it comes to evaluating peer drafts, that can only help when you're evaluating your own writing.
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at January 31, 2006 10:47 PM
