Maggie Beattie
Five Ideas to Enhance Revisions
- Sometimes it takes some time
- Sometimes it takes a really good study of another writer
- Sometimes it takes a risk
- Sometimes it takes exploration
- Sometimes it takes a plan
Revision Tips
- Make clear what you mean by revision: more modeling, demonstrate how tough it can be
- Address the common belief that good writing comes naturally and does not need to be revisited
- Focus your comments on the revisions that will be most beneficial: give them the issue and how to fix it
- Avoid abstract terms when giving feedback
- Provide your students with specific strategies and models
- Motivate students to revise
- Make sure there is adequate time for the hard work of revision: plan celebration on work backwards
- Encourage students to get feedback on writing from multiple sources
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