Thinking critically about your reviewing and revising process
Answer the following questions about a draft that you have recently revised. When you have finished responding, click Submit after each question to record your answer. If your instructor has assigned this exercise set, you must answer every question before your answers will be submitted to the gradebook.
- How did you begin reviewing your draft?How did you begin reviewing your draft?
- What kinds of comments on or responses to your draft did you have? How helpful were they, and why?What kinds of comments on or responses to your draft did you have? How helpful were they, and why?
- How long did revising take? How many drafts did you produce?How long did revising take? How many drafts did you produce?
- What kinds of changes did you tend to make? in organization, paragraphs, sentence structure, wording, adding or deleting information? in the use of visuals?What kinds of changes did you tend to make? in organization, paragraphs, sentence structure, wording, adding or deleting information? in the use...
- What gave you the most trouble as you were revising?What gave you the most trouble as you were revising?
- What pleased you most? What is your very favorite sentence or passage in the draft, and why?What pleased you most? What is your very favorite sentence or passage in the draft, and why?
- What would you most like to change about your process of revising, and how do you plan to go about doing so?What would you most like to change about your process of revising, and how do you plan to go about doing so?