Revision Citation and Editing UNIT 3 WORKSHOP Donald

Revision, Citation and Editing UNIT 3 WORKSHOP

Donald Murray Excerpt from Chapter 1 “Write To Rewrite” in his book The Craft of Revision � The importance of revision in the writing process � In The Manual, directly following page 40 in Unit 3 section �

Why Does Revision Matter? � � Acknowledging that writing is a process � NOT editing, which is also important � It reveals things to us about � Fact-checking ourselves/our lives, our worldview � It evolves, just like us � Spell-checking Revision is a key component to good writing � Re-seeing, re-thinking, re- saying � Which leads to discovering new things about ourselves, the world � Grammar/punctuation � Editing ensures the clarity of the message, revision changes the content of the message.

As You Revise… � Think about the skill you identify in your thesis. Do you demonstrate the growth you write about within this paper? � Have you reflected on what contributed to your growth in this skill specifically? �Practice, peer-review, instructor feedback, in -class assignments, homework, etc…

Citing Yourself In MLA formatting cite your own papers using the following format: Last Name, First Name. “Title of Paper. ” Assignment. Course, Date. Print. Example: Student, Ima. “Marketing Techniques of Facebook. ” Literature Review. ENGL 103, 09 Nov. 12. Print.

In-Text Citations � No author/page number (unless you are using a reading from the course in addition to sources from your own writing) � The abbreviated title of the work you are citing goes in quotation marks within the parentheses… �(“Literature Review: Wrangler”) �(“Schlosser Reading Response”)

Remember to Editing is important, too! So… Read your paper aloud. Have a friend read through it. � Focus on one thing at a time. � Do NOT rely on spell-check. It does not catch everything: � � � “the formal CEO of Time” � “The costumers bought three items. ” � “It was there cat. ”

Peer Review Workshop 1 st- Read through your draft without making any comments in order to get a sense of his/her argument 2 nd- Read through the essay again, making comments in the margins which answer the Peer Review questions 3 rd- Take a few minutes to discuss the draft with your partner, pointing out any glaring errors and providing constructive feedback

Final Exam Info… � Time: 1: 30 pm-4: 00 pm �No late arrivals, door closes at 1: 30 �Be seated and ready to begin at 1: 20 pm � Location: � Materials: Perdue Hall 348 pen/pencil (bring extras), highlighter, THE MANUAL

Final Exam, Part I � � Information Literacy 20% Plan to allot no more than 30 minutes for part one 5 short answer � All answers must be well developed and should be 3 -5 sentences in length Partial credit will be awarded Answer all parts of the questions You will not have access to your manual during part one � When finished with part one, turn it in to me and I will hand you part two, along with the blue book � � �

Part I, Key Terms: Be able to define and provide an example for each � � � � Ethos, Pathos, Logos Thesis Counter-Argument Refutation Primary Source Secondary Source Popular Source Scholarly Source � � � Connection to society MLA Format Database Credibility/ Validity/ Reliability/ Bias Synthesis Paraphrase

Part I, Knowing Your Assignments Know the purpose, parts and process of each assignment � Literacy/Educational Narrative � Annotated Bibliography � Literature Review � Argumentative Paper � Oral/Visual Presentation � Reflection/Unit Three Paper

Final Exam, Part II � Argumentative Essay about Final Exam Articles in The � 80% � 1 well-developed argumentative essay � Must be at least 5 handwritten pages (500 -750 words) � All parts of an essay must be included � Intro � Thesis (arguable/pick a side) � Main body (support for argument) 2 -4 points of support/evidence � Counter-Argument � Refutation � Conclusion � Must use at least 3 articles within the essay � Proper MLA format/in-text citations are REQUIRED � No Works Cited is necessary Manual

Homework � Finalize Unit 3 Arguing About Writing Essay, bring Final Draft to class stapled and ready to turn in to me. � Read through the Final Exam essay samples in The Manual, come to class prepared to work with those samples on Friday!