Download Unit 3 Workshop

Revision, Citation and Editing
Donald Murray Excerpt
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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?
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Acknowledging that
writing is a process
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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
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Editing ensures the
clarity of the message,
revision changes the
content of the message.
As You Revise…
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Think about the skill you identify in your
thesis. Do you demonstrate the growth
you write about within this paper?
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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…
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 (“Literature Review: Wrangler”)
 (“Schlosser Reading Response”)
Remember to Edit
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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
1st- Read through your draft without making any
comments in order to get a sense of his/her
argument
2nd- Read through the essay again, making
comments in the margins which answer the
Peer Review questions
3rd- Take a few minutes to discuss the draft with
your partner, pointing out any glaring errors and
providing constructive feedback
Final Exam Info…
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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
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Location: Perdue Hall 348
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Materials: pen/pencil (bring extras),
highlighter, THE MANUAL
Final Exam, Part I
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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
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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
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Ethos, Pathos,
Logos
Thesis
Counter-Argument
Refutation
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Popular Source
Scholarly Source
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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
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Final Exam, Part II
Argumentative Essay about Final Exam Articles in The Manual
80%
 1 well-developed argumentative essay
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 Must be at least 5 handwritten pages (500-750 words)
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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
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 No Works Cited is necessary
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!