Teaching Strategies for Revising with Feedback

1. Composing revision plans (A Meeting of Minds, 2^nd ed., example on p. 341)
2. Writing reflective responses to peer feedback
3. Modeling how to select feedback to incorporate or respond to
4. Distinguishing between revising and editing

• Excerpt from “Strategy: Revising an Essay” (A Meeting of Minds, 2^nd ed., p. 25)

1. Add new material to develop or connect paragraphs or paragraph sequences.
2. Delete material that does not add specifically to the progression of ideas.
3. Reorder ides within and among paragraphs.
4. Connect ideas within and among paragraphs.
5. Substitute or transform ways of expressing ideas for clarity, vividness, emphasis, or interest.

• Excerpt from “Editing” (A Meeting of Minds, 2^nd ed., p. 26): “Editing means making adjustments in sentences, words, and punctuation for clarity, conciseness, and correctness.”

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