Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Journal 2
Before reading Straub's essay, I believed that in order to correctly revise other students essays, I had to correct grammar and sentence structure. However, Straub made me realize that we're not editors but merely counselors. We aid the writer to fix ideas that may appear vague to the reader and guide them to realizing what it is they are trying to say. I can apply this concept of revising to my first workshop as I work with my peers to not simply correct improper grammar but to work with the piece as a whole.
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Most students think that workshopping is all about editing, but there's a big difference between editing and revising. We'll talk more about this in class today.
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