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WRA 150: Evolution of American thought

WRA 150: Evolution of American thought. TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2013. AGENDA. Housekeeping Shitty First Drafts Editing vs Revising revisited PEER REVIEW! Blog posts revisited What’s next. SHITTY FIRST DRAFTS. What did you think? Did this help you in writing your first draft?

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WRA 150: Evolution of American thought

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  1. WRA 150: Evolution of American thought TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2013

  2. AGENDA • Housekeeping • Shitty First Drafts • Editing vs Revising revisited • PEER REVIEW! • Blog posts revisited • What’s next

  3. SHITTY FIRST DRAFTS • What did you think? • Did this help you in writing your first draft? • Why or why not? • Good reminder that first drafts aren’t meant to be perfect. (caveat*)

  4. PEER REVIEW

  5. WHAT IS PEER REVIEW? • Why do it? • What do you get out of it? • Experiences with it in the past? • Benefits, frustrations, triumphs, etc?

  6. Some things to consider… from last class…

  7. EDITING VS. REVISING • Editing addresses low-order concerns • Grammar, punctuation, spelling, citation, formatting issues • Revising, however, should address higher-order concerns to better suit the rhetorical needs more effectively • Things such as development, arrangement, content, etc.

  8. SHOWING VS. TELLING • In a memoir, it is important to show the readers why a life event is important, not just tell them that it is. • In order to do this, use descriptive language and imagery to fully explain why these life events are of importance. • Remember that the reader doesn’t have the same orientation to your moments of learning as you do, you need to guide them through your ideas by showing them. • Keep this in mind while reviewing each others papers. This will help when writing your blog posts!

  9. ACTIVITY • Write a quick inventory list of • What you feel the most confident about your paper • What you feel the least confident about your paper • This will help your reviewers focus on the things you feel needs the most work. • The goal is for you to come up with an action plan as you go into your final draft.

  10. FINALLY, PEER REVIEW!

  11. BLOG POST 1 • Thinking back to the snowboard example, take an underdeveloped section of your project proposal and revise it to be more descriptive, detailed, whatever you see fit. • After that, write up a short reflection on the choices you made to make this section more appropriate for the assignment. What sorts of things did your original statement lack? How did you assess this?

  12. EXAMPLE • Original: Getting this present encouraged me even more; I knew I was unstoppable now. • Revised: Receiving this glamorous, brand-new snowboard was exactly what I needed to push me even further. I no longer had to ride that egg-shell white, hand-me-down board that I felt no connection with. The new one, that was now all mine, had a certain glow to it. A glow that left me breathless and excited to use it. When I strapped my new snowboard on for the first time, I felt the instant connection I was hoping for.  A magical power shimmied its way through my black Burton boots and up my goose-bump covered legs. Together, the board and I moved in way that I had never felt before. My feet, which were tightly tied up in my boots, flowed along with my board over the land that the snow covered.  As I glided down the mountain side, a feeling of being unstoppable slowly developed inside me.

  13. BLOG POST 1 CONT’D • So your first blog post will essentially be • Original statement • Revised statement • Reflection on how you got to the revised statement. Talk through the choices you made and why you think they are successful.

  14. FOR NEXT CLASS • Blog post 1 due • Be sure to look through others’ posts to see what sorts of things people are writing • Read (on course website) • “Revision Strategies” • Steven King on Writing • Start thinking about Project 2: Cultural Artifact analysis

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