Blog post #6 - Reflections on Revision

Stephen Cook

Eng 102

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October 2, 2011

Blog post #6 - Reflections on Revision

When I begin revision of my own work I start by reading the paper as if It was the first time reading it.  I imagine that I wasn’t the one that wrote it.  This is because I want to view the writing as objectively as possible.  Sometimes it even helps for me to proof read and make revisions after not working on the paper for a few days.  Coming back to it with a fresh perspective usually proves to be valuable in this process for me.

       

         I think it's important to view the paper as if you were the instructor who assigned the work.  The instructor will have a thorough idea of what the assignment entails.  There will also be a clear set of expectations.  It is important to have a clear picture of what is expected in order to accomplish this.  Another thing has always done well for me is having other students give me feedback on my writing.  I'm not the best writer so it really helps me when I'm able to get advice from others.

   

          In my final draft there are a few specific changes I currently need to make.  The two most obvious ones are the need of internal citations and more clearly stated topic sentences in each paragraph.  My paper already contains references to the actual work, it just doesn’t have the proper quotations and citations.  I think that the general idea of my paper is very clear it just needs a little better organization within each paragraph.   

Here is a link to a cool website I found with a checklist of ways to look at a paper when revising.