I never really gave to much thought to the revision process. Reading Richard Straub’s “Responding—Really Responding—to Other Students’ Writing” has really opened my eyes and given me a whole never perspective on revision. Straub has changed how I view myself as a responder and has taught me several valuable tips that i can apply to my first workshop. I now look to help the writer rather than just getting the revision over with. I aim to point out the weaknesses of the paper in order to help the writer grow. The comments in my future revisions will be more elaborate so that there is no misunderstanding when the writer is looking back on them. I will also learn to be more careful not to tamper with the writing too much because it isn't mine to tamper with. My job is to help the writer not change the writing.
No comments:
Post a Comment