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Peer Revision Peer Revision Kentlake Writing SeminarFall 2008
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What is Peer Revision? What is Peer Revision?
You aren’t out to pass judgment.
Aware of strong & weak points.
Make impartial observations.
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Your Work as a Peer Your Work as a Peer Reviser Reviser
Determine the purpose of paper.
Determine the sequence of ideas.
Determine the accuracy of facts.
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A Few Sample QuestionsA Few Sample Questions
Is the arguments convincing?
Can parts be cut?
Comments on the conclusion?
Does writing support the
thesis?
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Before You BeginBefore You Begin
Get a pen/pencil paper.
Short comments in the margin.
Longer on another piece of paper.
You need minimum of 30 minutes.
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Peer Writing GroupsPeer Writing Groups
Improve by critiquing others.
Not be afraid to make mistakes.
Groups share concerns.
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A Strategy for Peer A Strategy for Peer RevisionRevision
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OverviewOverview
Skim through the paper.
Main idea of the paper.
Summarize each paragraph.
Write down the conclusion.
Compare main idea to conclusion.
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CRISPCRISPDone, before the final edit
Cut words
Reduce clauses
Intensify verbs
Sharpen diction
Pack phrases
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When to do thisWhen to do this
If your paper, do it all
If another’s paper do one
body
Do not do more for others
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Cut wordsCut words
Cut out unnecessary words.
That gets "due to the fact
that" and "in order to" and all
other wordy constructions
that don't say anything.
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Reduce ClausesReduce ClausesMany clauses can be
reduced to phrases.
Or eliminated.
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Intensify verbsIntensify verbsCircle verbs
Intensify the weak ones.
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Sharpen DictionSharpen Diction
Find the very BEST words
Think of the audience
Think of the purpose.
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Pack PhrasesPack PhrasesMove them behind the nouns.
Passive "A proposal presented
by Derek Bok, the president of
Harvard, was defeated.“
Active "Harvard president Derek
Bok's proposal failed."
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ThesisThesis
Does it express a specific idea?
Right scope for a paper?
Is it clear?
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DevelopmentDevelopment
Goes beyond class discussion?
Have adequate support?
Does the author use quotes?
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StyleStyle
Words should be clear.
Ideas expressed in active voice.
Are some words used too much?
The conclusion restates the thesis.
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Questions?Questions? HUNTER COLLEGE READING/WRITING CENTER THE WRITING PROCESS
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