Steps to Writing Well--Reading and Discussion #5

 

!Boxed Journal Entry is required no later than Monday, May 1, 2006

 

Note: This assignment will help make Essay #1 even better.

 

1. Please read Chapter 5--Drafting and Revising: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, pp. 89-113 of our text Steps to Writing Well

 

2. While reading the chapter, pay particular attention to the revision process and the suggestions the chapter offers.

 

   3. Finally, by Monday, May 1, please complete the following in a boxed journal entry:

 

ü      Write a brief definition (a few sentences will do) in your own words of what revision is.

ü      Write another short paragraph in which you share what advice from this chapter you plan to incorporate into your own writing and revision process.