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Week eight. Revision. Lesson Objectives. Discuss Rhetorical Situations Create Revision Strategies Discuss Brief Assignment 6. Days Until Draft 1.1 is Due?. 11. Rhetorical Situations.
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Week eight Revision
Lesson Objectives • Discuss Rhetorical Situations • Create Revision Strategies • Discuss Brief Assignment 6
Rhetorical Situations Figure 2.1. “Making good choices for your situation.” The St. Martin’s Handbook. Ed. Andrea Lunsford. 7th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.
What is the Revising Process? Jefferson, Thomas. “Composition Draft.” n.p., June 1776. Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia, 3 Feb. 2013. Web. 7 Oct. 2013.
Definitions to Consider • All of these come from Donald M. Murray’s article, “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript” • Information: “a good piece of writing is built from specific, accurate, and interesting information” (2). • Meaning: “specifics must build to a pattern of significance” (2.). • Form: “The vehicle which carries meaning to the reader” (2).
Definitions (Continued) • Structure: “Good writing is built on a solid framework” (2). • Development: “Each section of a piece of writing must be adequately developed” (2). • Voice: “An expression of the writer’s authority” (2). • Language: Scrutinize your language. Murray, Donald M. “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript.” Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers. Ed. Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rose, and Virginia Clark. 8th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000: 161-65. PDF file.
Homework • Saturday: Turn in Brief Assignment 6 • Tuesday: • St. Martin’s: 4a, 4c-e, “Re-Reading Your Draft,” “Getting the Most from Peer Reviewer’s Comments,” “Learning from Instructor’s Comments,” Revising with Peer and Instructor Comments.” • St. Martin’s: Chapters 24, 25, 27, “Writing to the World,” “Language that Builds Common Ground,” “Word Choice.” • First-Year Writing: Chapter 6, pages 121-23. • Read Donald M. Murray’s “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript.” There is a link on the class blog. Answer the questions for the article. • Bring a copy of Draft 1.1.