Resources for Teaching Revising Strategies

• The brief Thomson Handbook by David Blakesley & Jeffrey L. Hoogeveen

• Project Checklists:
  • “Using Self-Evaluation to Guide Revision” (p. 31)
  • “Revising for Context” (p. 32)
  • “Do You Have an Effective Working Thesis Statement” (p. 74)
  • “Questions to Ask about Your Reasoning” (p. 81)
  • “Questions to Ask about Your Ethos and Pathos” (p. 82)
  • “Revising for Standard Written English” (p. 399)
  • “Reviewing for Biased Language” (p. 406)

• Technology Toolboxes:
  • “Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text and Images” (p. 35)
  • “Software for Editors” (p. 39)
  • “Tracking Changes in Microsoft Word” (p. 41)

• A Meeting of Minds: Strategies for Academic Inquiry and Writing, 2^nd Ed. by Patsy Callaghan & Ann Dobyns
  • Chapter 11: Revising. Offers strategies for “Revising for Compelling Ideas,” “Revising for Unity and Form,” and “Revising for Voice and Tone.” Includes several activities that could be conducted during class, including “Speak It/Tape It,” descriptive outlines, and revision plans.
  • Most chapters also include Strategy boxes that students could use to analyze their own writing to identify potential areas for revision.

• The Harbrace Guide to Writing by Cheryl Glenn
  • Chapter 3 includes a discussion about what happens during revising.
  • Most chapters include checklists that students can use to assess their drafts and to prompt and prioritize revisions.

• The Academic Writer by Lisa Ede
  • Chapter 12: Strategies for Revision. Discusses “revising through re-vision” and offers guidelines and questions to prompt revision.
  • Differentiates strategies for responding to peer feedback, Writing Center consultant feedback, self-assessment, and writing group responses.

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