Read:
- Review Chapter 9 of Essentials of College Writing.
- Then, review the “Revision Checklist,” which will guide you through the process of reflecting on and revising your personal essay.
Reflect: Reflect on the purpose of your essay. Think about changes that you might incorporate into your personal essay in order to better support your topic and purpose.
Write: Revise your personal essay based on the “Revision Checklist.”
Click on “Downloading a Document” for help on using the “Introduction and Outline Worksheet.”
Post at least two pages of your revision and the checklist to the discussion board. Add a paragraph where you state
- The part of your essay you decided to revise.
- How you revised it.
- What techniques or methods from the required resources in this course you used to revise your essay (including Chapter 9 tips and techniques).
Respond to Peers: Respond to at least two of your classmates. Respond to one classmate who used a different revision technique than you did and one who used a similar revision technique. In each response
- Compare the resources and techniques you used for revision to those your classmate used.
- Make one concrete suggestion about how the revision sample can be further improved. Please do not comment on grammar or stylistics—just content.
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