Nancy sommerss revision strategies of student writers and. The reason for this, i suspect, is that current models of the writing process have directed. She discovered that as a revision strategy, students often demonstrated a thesaurus philosophy of writing, meaning the students believe that most problems in their essays can be solved by rewording 381. In a short reflective essay, i address the content of theory and practice in nancy sommers revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers, in which i read and articulated the article in connection to the course text and class discussions. Pdf revision strategies of student writers and experienced. Nancy sommers, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches in harvards graduate school of education. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers. Youve figured out what youre generally saying and have put together one way to say it. The field of composition studies draws on research and theories from a broad range of humanistic. Sommers revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers summary sommers lecture called revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers starts with words of the author, the reason for this, i suspect, is that current models of writing process have directed attention away from revision 378.
Look at 8 strategies for critically engaging sources and discuss which one your own paper most closely resembles and why. In the article revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers the author nancy sommers is interested in knowing more about how students approach revision and how experts interpret revision. Nancy sommerss revision strategies of student writers. Her articles revision strategies of student and experienced writers and responding to student writing are two of the most widely read and. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers nancy sommers l though various aspects of the writing process have been studied extensively of late, research on revision has been notably absent. Sommers is an internationally recognized leader in the field of writing studies and a prizewinning writer. Sep 19, 2012 nancy sommers s revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers as i read this text, one thing was certain. Document resume ed 220 839 cs 207 146 author sommers, nancy title revision strategies of student writers and. The planning strategies of a publishing writer, and donald m. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers sommers, nancy i on. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult.
A pocket style manual is more than just another textbookits a tool for the students. Revising an argumentative paper the writing center uwmadison. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers nancy sommers although various aspects of the writing process have been studied exten sively of late, research on revision has been notably absent. After you have completed your revision, put away all your notes and ask a friend to test you on what you have learned. Request a sample or learn about ordering options for writing about writing, 3rd edition by elizabeth wardle from the macmillan learning instructor catalog. Writing about writing, 3rd edition macmillan learning. Pdf perspectives revision in second language writing. Responding to student writing nancy sommers college. Nancy sommers although various aspects of the writing process have been studied exten sively of late, research on revision has been notably absent. Sommers completed a case study with students and experienced writers. Week 3 nancy sommers revision strategies english 12.
Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. Nancy sommers s revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers as i read this text, one thing was certain. Outside the writing classroom, the word revision suggests a process of change, one of reseeing andreconceptualizing. Although, as sommers 1982 puts forward, for most students revision is an. I love sommerss call to focus on the broad purpose of commenting rather than the minutiae of corrections. Responding to student writers, 1st edition macmillan. Nancy sommers, revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers. In one point of this essay sommers stated that revision is not a word that students used, that is was a word used by their teachers. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers responding to student writing between the drafts i stand here writing the language of coats.
Eric ed220839 revision strategies of student writers and. Pocket style manual 8th edition diana hacker macmillan. First and foremost, during the revision process, you should seek outside feedback. In this strategy, the writers who usually follow these rules are considered student writers in sommer s essay. She led harvards expository writing program for twenty years, directing the firstyear writing program and establishing harvards wac program. Revision is thus a difficult writing practice to teach due to both instructor. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adulthriters nancy sommers although various aspects of the writing process have been studied exten sively of late, research on revision has been notably absent. Sommers shares her findings on the subject after questioning both student and teacher writers alike, asking them to explain what revision means to them. Nancy sommers, revision strategies of student writers and. And the examples are incredibly helpful for students. When you revise and are spending time thinking about how well your content works in your essay, there are some strategies to keep in mind that can help.
To describe and analyze the revision processes of a group of college freshmen and a group of experienced adult writers, eight freshman students and seven experienced adult writers were asked to write three compositions, rewrite each composition two times, suggest revisions for a composition written by an anonymous author, and be interviewed three times. She ends her essay with a call to encourage student writers to see writing as a discovery process, as a repeated process of seeing, and then seeing again. Porters intertextuality and the discourse community week 8 jim corder argument as emergence, rhetoric as love. Revising your paper why and how to revise most of us who compose on a computer understand revision as an ongoing, even constant process. Scholarly articles by nancy sommers the macmillan community. Nov 24, 2014 english 3100 20thcentury composition theory and practice. Effective revision strategies what the research says higher effectiveness regular practice testing distributed practice short sessions moderate effectiveness elaborative interrogation turning facts to be learned into whyquestions and then answering them self explanation explaining to yourself what you are doing and. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. I hear the voice of my father reading to me from struvelpater, the german childrens tale about a messy boy who refuses to cut his hair or his fingernails. A pocket style manual is both comprehensive and concise, which is difficult to achieve. When taught how to use the book like a tool, the students are empowered to be active writers. The reason for this, i suspect, is that current models of the writing process have directed attention away from revision. Nancy sommers revision strategies of student writers and. This point made by sommer will make the teacher and student work as a team and the results will be better.
Try walking around the room as you read your revision notes. One way to see what in a text needs to be revised, of course, is by. The author is trying to show the reader that there are different theories between writers on rewriting an assignment, and that. The overall message of responding to student writers is fresh and relevant an important reminder to reflect and revisit our role in the revision process. Designed by writing teachers frustrated by a lack of technology to support their work, every feature in eli is grounded in writing and learning theory. The author challenges us not only to dismiss the notion of revision as a dirty word, but to embrace it as an essential and fruitful tool that could, and should be an important part of the writing process. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers college composition and communication, december 1980 as the author explores perceptions about revision, she asks us to consider, why should revision be forgotten. Seeing beyond hearing is the point to make revision a lot easier and effective.
Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers 1980 nancy sommers two main writing process models are based on speech and have no revisions rohman. In fact, they did not seem comfortable using the word revision and explained that revision. In this strategy, the writers who usually follow these rules are considered student writers in sommers essay. Nancy sommers intentions and revisions outside the writing classroom, the word revision suggests a process of change, one of reseeing and reconceptualizing. In order to offer a useful revision strategy to a student. Nancy sommers reading response my senior exit portfolio. I dont think ive ever found a necessary grammar or style concept that it lacked. In these linear conceptions of the writing process revision is understood as a separate stage at the end of the processa stage that comes after the completion of a first or second draft and one that is temporally distinct from the prewriting and writing stages of the process. Although various aspects of the writing process have been studied extensively of late, research on revision has been notably absent. Document resume cs 207 146 sommers, nancy revision. What nancy sommers revision strategies, peter elbows more ways to revise, from writing with power, or carley moores available in texts folder.
Discusses the revision strategies of experienced writers, showing that the writing process is recursive rather than linear. Download this handout pdf introduction youve written a full draft of an argumentative paper. But i do know that this article was talking about the different revision strategies that could be used to help new and experienced writers. The revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers.
Nancy sommers s revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers 1980 defines revision not as a separate, final stage of writing but as a sequence of changes in a compositionchanges which are initiated by cues and occur continually throughout the writing of a work 45. Explores the flaws in linear theories of the writing process and student writers attitudes toward revision that these theories reinforce. In the writing classroom, however, revision is treated as a noncreative act, a polishing act concerned with taking the linguistic litter out of. Nancy sommers harvard graduate school of education. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced. Eric ed220839 revision strategies of student writers. In the writing classroom, however, revision is treated as a noncreative act, a polishing act concerned with taking the linguistic litter out of sentences. Most of the students i studied did not use the terms revision. Writers and experienced adult writers, ccc, 31 december.
Although various aspects of the writing process have been studied exten. College composition and communication publishes research and scholarship in rhetoric and composition studies that supports college teachers in reflecting on and improving their practices in teaching writing and that reflects the most current scholarship and theory in the field. Murray response of a laboratory rat or, being protocoled 72 anne lamott shitty first drafts 74 nancy sommers revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers75 supplemental activities for chapter 5 76. Nancy sommers intentions and revisions revision suggests a. Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers nancy sommers although various aspects. Nancy sommerss revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers. Pocket style manual, 8th edition macmillan learning for. Between the drafts nancy sommers i cannot think of my childhood without hearing voices, deep, heavilyaccented, instructive german voices. Sommers revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers summary sommer s lecture called revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers starts with words of the author, the reason for this, i suspect, is that current models of writing process have directed attention away from revision 378. Eric ej240356 revision strategies of student writers and.
Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers selected excerpts from complete article nancy sommers revision strategies of student writers 1 most of the students i studied did not use the terms revision or rewriting. Sommers responding to student writing summary and synthesis. How teachers and students can make the quick transition to online learning. She found that student writers are more concerned with. Sommers shares her findings on the subject after questioning both student an. Some thoughts and suggestions for writingbased course. Strategies for peer group and individual conferencing kathy evertz, director, academic support center, carleton college. Her articles revision strategies of student and experienced writers, responding to student writing, and between the drafts are three of the most widely read and anthologized articles in the field. The instant feedback can preclude deep thinking about revision. Richardson 125, a practice only for remedial writers downs 67, or a form of punishment horning 2. Revising an argumentative paper the writing center uw.
According to bitzer, all writing occurs within a rhetorical situation, and every rhetorical situation has three components. This is a good way to make revision more interactive. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Sommers now teaches at harvards graduate school of education, where she leads a teachers as writers initiative. The intersections of revision and emotion since nancy sommers s landmark contribution, revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers, appeared over forty years without an outlet for the fear or strategies. The 4s method for helping students revise their writing a. Some might say that the rhetorical situation, an expression coined by lloyd bitzer, is the most important concept in writing.
Linear revision strategy fails to include actual revisions. The purpose of sommers article is to point out to the reader how students view revision and how experienced writers portray revision. Sommers responding to student writing summary at the beginning of the lecture sommer says, commenting on student writing is the most widely used method for responding to student writing, it is the least understood 148. Responding to student writing week 3 nancy sommers revision strategies week 4 brummett three meanings of epistemic rhetoric. Sommers definition of of a linear revision strategy is one that involves three steps, prewriting, writing, and rewriting 75. Nancy sommers examined the revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers. There are variations of this description of revision, but all involve a sequence of activity. Bookmark, search, and highlight our pdf style ebooks.
Revision strategies of student writers and experienced adult writers nancy sommers. File uploaded by nancy sommers expert on jul 1, 2015last modified by karita dos santos on sep 4, 2015. Revision strategies sommers revision strategies of. With linda simon, she has written the forthcoming harpercollins guide to writing. I n the writing classroom, however, revision is treated as a noncreative act, a polishing act concerned with taking the linguistic litter out of sentences. Sommers ends the article by stating that all writers should see their writing as with their own eyes. A case study of the connection between extracurricular and academic writings marissa penzato produced in elizabeth wardles fall 2011 enc1102 t.
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