Remember, revising is the third stage of our writing process. In terms of the total time spent on a writing project, it should make up 50%-60% of the efforts.
As a part of our revision process for this paper, we participated in a peer review. We said that a peer review can be beneficial in many ways. Here is your chance to reflect on how our peer review can help or has helped you revise your draft.
Please respond to the following questions in your comment:
- How have you revised in the past? Did you spend 50% of your time on this process?
- Name and explain two strengths that the peer review revealed about your paper.
- Name and explain two things that the peer review exposed about your paper that needed improvement.
- Other than peer review, what revision technique(s) will you use for this paper or in the future?
In the past, I did some peer revision. I also used a little bit of F.A.C.T. and read aloud. Most of the time I wouldn't have used 50% of my time doing the revision.
ReplyDeleteSome strengths that my peers found in my paper included my thesis being strong and having good details of irony.
Some things that were apposed by my peers include lack of details in certain places, and that my conclusion was repetitive to the paragraph before it, which was about the lesson of the story. I did realize after they revised it that my last two paragraphs were similar in some aspects. I guess my conclusion was to detailed.
In the future of revision for this paper, I plan on circling the details and transitions and putting it away for a few days. I know I don't have too much time to put it away without looking at it, but I will put it away for a couple days before trying to revise it further.
In the past I did not do much revision at all i used to just right the paper and think it was good enough for a final. Learning the different ways of revision I see what fantastic benefits you can get from this simple process.
ReplyDeleteIn the peer review you will find errors that you did not see and may have over looked. Also you can make sure you paper is being received or comprehended how you want it to be. It is important that the reader understands what you are saying; when you use this method you can confirm that it is easy to understand.
In the future I will defiantly use the revision process that checks to make sure each main idea goes back to the thesis statement. I find that in my writing i tend to go off subject and my ideas stray from the thesis. When i revises my papers i can fix this problem and improve my writing skills.
I have always known that revision is key to the process. I tend to always underestimate my writing, constantly thinking it's crap. There is always something for me to fix on my papers. My problem has always been revising at the highest effectiveness. And doing it at the best efficiency.
ReplyDeletePeer review allows a different angle of interpretation. Appaper is viewed under a different light. On this paper it showed that I need to Work on my transitions and strengthen my thesis. It also revealed that I must clarify the ideas my paper touches on woth more detail and focus.
My peer's reviews also exposed some strong ideas in my paper and how well I reinforce them.
On top of peer review, netx time I will also read my paper out loud to expose any problems with its flow.
In the past I often revised my papers. Mostly I would read them aloud to myself. I found this was the most affective way to catch my own mistakes. Although revising is almost routine for me, never have I spent 50% of my time doing it.
ReplyDeleteThe strengths that my peer reveiwer pointed out to me about my paper was that I had a good thesis. Also that I had good supporting evidence for my topic sentences.
A few things that my peer reviewer pointed out to me that needed improvement were that my quotes were too lengthy. And also that I used some of the same words too often. This sort of disrupted my flow.
For this paper I will most deffinetly use the reading aloud method. This method has worked the best for me in the past, so why not use it. Also I plan on putting my paper away for the weekend so if that counts towards "Put away... another day" method then I will be using that too. In the future how ever I would like to use the scissors method. This idea is new to me and sounds like a fun way to change a paper.
I have not really revised in the past.No i would not spend at least half of my time on it.
ReplyDeleteThe peer review has helped me one see what other students are writing. has given me a way to improve my writing skills thus far thanks to the peer review.
The development needed work. It was all there just scattered. The Organization also needed a lot of work but is coming along well now that peer review has pointed out.
For papers in the future I would use the Post-Draft outline skill to help me get papers ready in the future.
I have used revision many times in the past. I am always interested on getting feedback from other students that could, in the end, effect my papers message to the reader.I usually have the person read the story two or three times and when thats done they show me what i can fix.
ReplyDeleteTwo things that were revealed in my paper were that i had details but needed to elaborate on them a little more and also that I needed to just let the ideas support those examples.
Two things about my paper that were strengths included the organization of my symbols to the relevace to their order in the story and also the symbols meanings were different than most peoples.
I may have my work revised by a family member or a friend and see what maybe they could add to the topic.Also focusing on grammar is going to be a key issue with me.
In the past, my only form of revision was re-reading my paper and fixing any sentences or ideas that didn't fit in or make sense. Also, correcting other grammar errors and spelling mistakes was another form of revision I used. At times, I would have someone else read my paper, but not very often. No, I did not spend at least 50% of my time on revision, it was probably more like 15%.
ReplyDeleteThe peer review helped show my strengths in a good thesis and also in explaining my propositions throughout the essay.
The peer review showed that I needed to work on my introduction and conclusion to help my paper in letting the reader know what it's about and to tie everything up at the end.
Other techniques I will probably use in the future will be to set the paper aside for a few days, then come back to it later in the week and fix anything that seems out of place in the paper or doesn't make sense to me.
In the past I haver used review pretty losely. I would just re-read my paper for spelling and grammar mistakes. I really only used peer review once or twice throughout high school. With a first draft we would usually hand in the paper to the teacher who in turn handed them back with corrections.
ReplyDeleteWith my peer review two strengths that they said my paper had was pretty good organization and unity. Weaknesses I had was a particular paragraph which didn't really relate to my thesis statement. I have to reorganize and reweite the paragraph so it contributes to the paper more efficiently.
In the future, I will use peer review more often, and the put away method. When I come back and read a paper that I have writted in the past it's a lot easier for me to find mistakes.
In the past I have revised my papers by writing my whole paper and then line by line I would re-read my entire paper looking for the smallest. However, this only took about 10 to 15 minutes. Which in essence, was not a very long time in comparison to writing the paper without pre-writing and drafting. Therefore, no I did not spend fifty-percent of my time revising the paper.
ReplyDeletePeer review showed me that my details in my paper were very well written and detailed. It also showed that the way my draft was written I could very easily turn the draft into a well developed and organized paper.
Peer review allowed me to see my developmental errors, as well as how my topic sentences should relate better to my thesis statement in my introduction.
I will use self revision in the future. In other words, if I see I should develop my essay more in a certain spot or if I should cut a part out of my paper, I will easily be able to do so without mind-numbing thinking.
In the past I have revised my papers by reading out loud and having someone else read them. I had never spent a lot of time on revision. This is probably because I was afarid I was going to find a lot of mistakes after I already put so much effort into it. I also use to try to revise my paper as I writing. For instance, I would write one paragraph and when that was completed I would revise that paragraph before going on to the next.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I was not able to participate in the peer review as I was having trouble writing a rough draft for my paper. I do plan on taking advantage of peer review once my first draft is complete.
After my paper is complete I wil use a series of revision methods. For instance, I will have someone else read my paper to make sure it is coherant.(look for unity and organization)Then I will use the post draft outline to try to see if I can sumarizemy paragraph in one sentence. This also allows me to make sure that my paragraph is unified.I also may use circling the details and transitions method. This will allow me to make sure I have enough details and transitions in my paper to make my paper understandable. Furthermore, it is important to spend most of your time revising your paper then writing it. Revision is the key component to a great paper.
In the past I have used no revision techniques this is my first paper. On this paper however I've spent at least 60% of the time on revision.
ReplyDeleteTwo strengths I got out of the peer review were good thesis statement and sentence structure.
Two things that need improvement are paragraph structure and topic sentences.
Revision techniques I will employ in the future will be read aloud, circle details and transitions, and put away for another day.
Writing a paper is not a one step process. To write a good paper it has to be done in little bits and pieces in order to make it easier for the writer. First you have to have a good idea for a paper and to get it down on paper in some sort of order. Once you have something to work with, it is time to revise. Revising is an important step because it gets you to focus on parts of the paper that you might not have developed yet.
ReplyDeletePeer review is a way of revising your paper through sugestions from another reader. A second reader will judge a paper with a different attitude than the writer. The reaader doesn't always know what the writers intentions are and just what the writer wants to be said. A second reader can help revise a paper by focusing on different aspects of the structure of a paper.
When my paper was reviewed in class I was given several suggestions on how to improve my paper. One suggestion was to remove an entire paragraph that didn't fit with my paper. Another suggestion was to restate my introduction paragraph.
I will still need to further revise my paper before the due date. It still needs to be edited for grammer and punctuation. I will also re-word several sentances in order to amke it sond better.
In the past I have not used revision much, therefore I did not use it 50% of the time. If I had, my papers would’ve probably been much clearer for the reader.
ReplyDeleteDuring peer review session it was revealed that my paper had many very good ideas, but these ideas did not exactly make sense with the thesis. My intorduction also had a very interesting beginning because i used quotes to open up my paper.
Instead of irony being my main focus, it was pointed out that most of my ideas were about characterization and theme. Another idea that was exposed was that I needed to make my topic sentences more clear in each paragraph.
In the future I will make sure to not spend as much time on my rough draft, so that it isn’t as hard to change it for the better. I will also make sure that my thesis makes sense with what I am writing about.
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In the past revision has been a very small part of my writing process. I am a perfectionist, so when I was writing my first draft I would try to make everything perfect and never revise. I definitely did not spend 50% of my time revising, if my paper was lucky it would maybe get 10%. The peer review in class didn’t really help me much, only because of who reviewed my paper. One of them left a comment on my introduction and a comment on my conclusion, and neither gave me bases on how to fix either. The other reviewer was confused and left random words on my draft that didn’t help much. The only thing I could say why peer review helped me is when I was reviewing other’s papers I could see what they did or didn’t do and then apply it to my paper. Such as paragraph development and how to better use details. These were two of the biggest things in my paper that needed revision. Also, my thesis needed some work, and by fixing the development and details I was able to revise my thesis effectively. In the future I will most likely use the reading aloud and circling details/transitions techniques.
ReplyDeleteIn the past I have used no revision techniques . On this paper however I've spent at least 50% of the time on revision.Two strengths I got out of the peer review were good thesis statement and sentence structure.
ReplyDeleteThe development needed work. It was all there just scattered. The Organization also needed a lot of work but is coming along well now that peer review has pointed out.
In the past i have not reviewed my paper, unless we had to. I used to think that i wouldnt be able to write the paper any better then the first time.
ReplyDeleteDoing the peer review revield that my paper had good topis sentences for the paragraphs, also that my ideas were clear and to the point. The things that need to b worked on are, strenghtening my thesis statement and organize my paragraphs better.
Other then the peer review i plan on trying to get to the writing center and work on my paper there.
I have used revision in the past, but I've never really spent a lot of time with it. Not anything close to 50%, I would usually just fix the mistakes my reader told me to fix and that would be it.
ReplyDeleteTwo strengths I discovered about my paper from the peer review was that I had a lot of good supporting details and good intro. sentences each of my paragraphs.
I think one main thing that needed improvement was the repetitive use of the words "old man". I also found that some of my explanations were too vague and hard for the reader to understand.
Other techniques I would use in the future would be to read aloud and set the paper aside for a few days. Based on the mistakes I made in this paper, I think these strategies will help me find these mistakes easier.
In my past writing experiences I did not spend 50% of the time revising. In fact I did not spend half that time doing it. Most of the time I would write my draft and then just read through it and add more details or re-word something.
ReplyDeleteTwo strengths that my peer review found were that I made good points in supporting my thesis and that I had a good closing. Two of my weaknesses were that I did not add enough detail and that I may need to shorten some of my sentences.
For this paper and in the future I will definetly use the read aloud technique. Another technique I think I would find very helpful is the post-draft outline.
Surprisingly, I typically spend a lot of time revising any paper I write. As I write my first draft I find myself going back to certain paragraphs to check for organization. I also have a habit of having my mother proof-read anything I write because I really appreciate her perspective. She usually goes over my paper for grammatical or punctuation errors, and she will tell me what my strengths and weaknesses are.
ReplyDeleteTwo strengths I found from peer review in class were that I had a good sense of unity in my work, and I had no issues using supporting details. However I learned that I need to go back and clarify my thesis statement, and make sure that each body paragraph has a strong topic sentence.
For this paper and likely a few following it, I think I am going to try the "read-aloud" method of revision. I believe it can help show where transitions are fuzzy in my paper, and it will also show me how well the ideas flow from beginning to end.
In the past revising was important because I need ways to learn to improve my writing. This class is very needed for me to refresh my skills of writing and hopefully become much better. I at times spent more time than 50% on revising.
ReplyDeleteI added the main details of the short story. Two strategies which were added that the character was expressed clearly and have alot of good ideas. The events of my draft were very clear and explained in sequence as well.
For my paper the person I paired up with for my peer review forshared on now I added good key points to the short story for my draft but needed to extend my sentences into better paragraphs and could use them for great topics.
Revision techniques which I will be using are definantely the "Put-Away....Another Day method so I don't become overwhelmed. I also do better working on revising alittle at a time here and there periodically .nother one would be the post draft outline to help you be more organized.
I have used revision many times in my past. Getting feedback from other students was always helpful for me. I also read out loud, so that way I was able to catch my mistakes.
ReplyDeleteThe strengths that my peers pointed out to me was that my topic was very clear and it all seems to come together, also that my paper was in good order.
A few things that needed to be imporved was to work on my transition and to add more details in some sections.
The technique I will use in the future will be the put away method. This will allow me to find my own mistakes.
i prefer the method we learned in class alot. Not just because i think its a better method but its pretty much the method i already use. I always write my first draft as fast as possible but it wasnt exactly for the same reason. i believed if i had to write this twice then i would just fix it the second time around. i always read my first draft to people to see wut they thought. Mostly the mistakes or new ideas i found but not till after i put it away for a while. Most of the time i would just write it and days later i would think up new sentences. (I hope u dont mind the lack of punctuation and paragraphs in this blog due to the fact im blogging from my cell phone). If u go by percentage i probably spent more than 50% on revising considering that i had many problems trying to write my paper in the begining. Not with structure or organization but outside forces. I realized i didnt have a word processor program and went to my mother's house to type but i forgot my notebook. when i returned a half hour later my entire notebook was shredded to pieces by my dog. So by then i still couldnt type at my house i decided to sleep instead. The next morning i typed it in fifteen minutes off the top off my head without all my topic sentences and my thesis I had already had planned out. To sum it all up, i f i compared that time to the amount of time i revised it would be more than 50%. Peer review showed me a few things. One of which is that what i thought was just common sense my whole life in writing papers is a concept many struggle with. When i write a paper i dont think about writing a thesis or a topic sentence or especially where to put them. To me. a paper dont make sense without transitions. I understand the analogy of re-inventing the wheel now more than ever. However another thing i realized is its hard to unlearn something as well. my biggest problem is making the introduction and conclusion interesting. Im still stuck in the pattern of borring easy to grade introductions and conclusions
ReplyDeleteIn the past I have revised this same way. All through high school for every paper I wrote my teachers had our classmates read our papers and make corrections and give advise on it.
ReplyDeleteI have not had the chance to see what my classmates said about this paper. I the past I have been told that i make stronge ideas with clear topic sentances and that i make good use of concreat details.
I have struggeled in the past with run ons and my teacher last year help me by teaching me how to break a sentance up into two sentances or by using other sentance structures. My other major error I tend to make is spelling. I am not a great speller so I will often make a lot of misspellings in my paper.
I often will read my paper outloud to myself and then to someone eles so that I can hear a mistake and then so that theyu can hear a mistake that i may have missed. i always check over my paper by using what i call the puzzel method it is just a tool to check that for ever topic sentance you have at least two concreat details and that they are well explained with quotes and examples.
My main way of revision in the past was reading it aloud. In which I spent very little time revising. I possibly spent one third my time revising. The peer review showed that i lacked good transitions in each of my paragraphs and showed that i was struggleing with the tying together of my ideas. The revision helped give me ideas and ways i could tie together my ideas more effectively. The peer review helped bring my paper together and made my paper a more complete piece of writing. It showed that i had a large amounts of details but needed help organizing them. Also the review showed the fact that i needed a better thesis statement due to the fact that mine was to vague. I will use F.A.C.T as my main revising technique in the future because i found it quick and effective and even more helpful which is always a plus in my eyes
ReplyDeleteIn the past I would often exchange papers with my peers. I would also read my paper aloud to correct any errors in the sentence level. And of course, I used spell-check on my computer. Honestly, I didn’t spend fifty percent of my paper on revising. I would reread my papers a lot to see if paper made sense. One thing it helped me on it is that I have to make my introduction clearer. Also that I need to have more cohesion within my paper. A strength of peer review is that it gives you a completely different view on your paper. And that’s what peer review you tended to be blinded by flaws on your paper because it’s your work that you have spent a lot of time on. I think I will use the scissors technique in the my future.
ReplyDeleteIn the past, I have revised papers before, however very little changes were made in doing so. I spent far from 50% of the writing process revising; I spent 10% of my time at most. Though I didn’t do the peer review in this class, I have used it before. I think that peer review gives a paper a fresh set of eyes; unbiased eyes at that. This makes it easier to determine whether or not to keep a certain word or sentence in a paper, or even find a completely different way to express an opinion in a more effective manner. Also, peer review exposes the strengths of a paper, and can help you find your best arguments to focus on. Personally, I enjoy giving my paper to somebody else to read, not just another person in the class, but anybody that could help improve my writing.
ReplyDeleteIn the past I mostly had a parent or teacher read over my paper for revision. There were some occasions when we did peer review, but when I was younger I found it more effective to have my parents help me with the process. I don’t think that 50% of my time was spent of the revision process. In the past the revision process was basically to ensure that my sentence level skills were intact. I did sometimes read aloud if I thought something sounded wrong or could sound better.
ReplyDeleteTwo strengths that the peer review revealed about my paper were the use of details and the strength of my topic sentences. I found out that my details supported my idea very well and that they helped to get my point across. It seems as though I chose the right ones in order to explain my ideas to the reader. Also it seems that my topic sentences help to establish my ideas. It also helps my paragraphs to be strong and clear. Although I may adjust or change these things they did prove to be my strengths during the peer review process.
Two points that need to be corrected in my paper would be my organization and my thesis. My organization can use some work because I don’t follow the story line. I tend to jump around and not follow the order of the story. It would be easier for the reader to understand my point if I follow the order that the story went in. Also my thesis can use some work. Although my idea is clear the wording and placement of my thesis is not ideal. If I reword my ideas and better place my thesis the reader will be better to understand my idea and answer to my research question.
For this paper and future papers I will continue to write multiple drafts. I will then read through them for what my peer readers read for to see if the problems are resolved. I will also be sure to read my paper out loud in order to make sure that it flows and sounds appealing to the ear. I will also work on my sentence level skills in order to make sure that the grammatical factors of my paper and correct.
In the past, I have only revised the really important essays in high school. I did not revise for 50% of my time because in high school they showed us its not to important. Now I understand that it really is important to revise all of your essays.
ReplyDeleteThe strong parts in my essay was my ideas and my conclusion. I had really good ideas because it proved my thesis statement very well. My conclusion had all the parts of the essay put together in one idea to tell the reader what the main point was.
The weaker parts of my essay were explaining my ideas. They needed improvement by giving more of the details that were in the story.
The techniques that I will use to revise are looking for unity and make sure that all my ideas are straight. The way I can make my paper the best is to write more than one draft and see what one is better.
In the past I did not use much revising in my papers. The most I would do is re-read it a few times, and also have an elder read it as well.
ReplyDeleteOne strength my reader revealed about my paper was good vocabulary, and good detail use. I explained a lot to relate to my thesis.
Things that my peer reader said were poor on my paper were my conclusion. I didn't write to much for it, and know it needs much work. Also the lengths of my quotes. Some didn't need the whole entire quote, because it took a lot of room out of my actual paper. From now on I will still use the read aloud method. I will also do the read and put it away for a couple days method. I think that works very well because you have more time to think about the paper, and will get new ideas when you go back into it.
On papers I usually spent most of my time pre-writing and drafting and a shorter ammount of time revising like only ten or twenty percent. That process was harder and in the long run took much more time than this paper we are currently working on. I have found that prewriting and quickly drafting not only makes writing easier but it take much less time because the time is more efficianly spent.
ReplyDeleteOn questions 2. And 3. I need to talk to you, Patrick.
Other than peer review I’m gonna set my paper down for a while and come back to it, and most likely read it outloud after I’ve revised content and structure to improve the flow and reading ease of the essay.
This is Brian Kim. In the past, I spent most of my time on drafting the first draft. So I didn’t spend not even an hour for my revised paper. Before handing the final paper to the professor, it is always good to proof read first and correct and edit the paper. By letting other students read my paper, they could tell me which part I should fix my paper. I can also know how people think about my paper before the professor does. I asked for Unity and Development in my paper to two students. First, for unity, he said my first sentences for paragraphs could be to repetitive. So I learned that I should revise the structure of the sentences. For Development, she told me the strengths and good part of my paper. From her comment, I could strengthen the points from my paper further. I could use the FACT technique for revising my paper. I can also use the categorizing technique.
ReplyDeleteI definitely never even spent 50% of my time revising in the past. It was more of me re-reading my draft and changing a few things then I was done.
ReplyDeleteI like reading other peoples paper so I can pick out what skills there good at and try to accommodate it for my own paper. My strengths were putting good details and supporting ideas in my paper.
Peer review helped me to see that I needed improvement on the transition from one paragraph to another. I also needed to work on my conclusion a little bit more because it was pretty vague.
I always have my sisters re-read my papers for me and see what they think I should change or do differently. For next time I would like to give myself more time so I can give myself a break then go back and re-read the paper to see what I think.
1) Yes, of course I have revised in the past. I would write my paper, and then revise it until I thought it was perfect. It always seems as thought you can make something better. I believe it's very important to re-read your paper for mistakes and edit to improve it. I would say I spent 50% of my time looking at my paper from a critical perspective.
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4) In the future I want to be able to make sure I am succesfully revising my paper. Having more than one revision session will make me focus on a few areas at once. I want to ensure that what im writing is worth saying and that the reader will understand. I'll definitely have more people read my drafts to critique them in their own way. This generates more ideas for me and can create a new, improved paper. Also, I want to use time management to be able to write more drafts. This will allow me to have a fresh outlook every time I go back to writing, and ultimately see what ideas flow best.
In the past when I would revise my writing I would spend very little time on it. I was a writer that tried to write "the perfect 1st draft". My revision was usually just re-reading my paper two or three times for grammar, flow, and spelling. Peer reviewing helped my paper by helping me realize my good points. It pointed out my good transitions, strong quotes, and descriptive introduction. It also provided insight on my rambling and where i could cut things out. My paper had problems with going in and out of present tense. Other than peer revision when I look most forward to using the put away for another day method, because i personally realize how once you get your mind completely off something you can look at it with a different mindset. Scissors sounded confusing but I might consider it to try once I know exactly what i will use in my paper.
ReplyDeleteRevision is deffinately my least-favorite part of writing. I have always tended to neglect this step in writing.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I did not spend 50% of my time revising my paper.
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was absent from class for the days of peer review, so I did not benefit from it.
In the future, I will utilize the paramedic method more, as I believe it would be very beneficial to me.
Revising my paper is the most important part of my writing. I depend on it and spend most of my time doing so. More than 50% i would say. It is a way that I can make sure that Im going to the right direction with my wirting. Prewriting for me is just a way to get my ideas out. It isnt nessesarily my final product. When I was peer editing I found out that I used all of the right facts in the story to support my thesis in my paper. I also found out that the adjectives I tend to use helped my point even more. They were very mature and helped me in all the right areas. With the good comes the bad though, I also did not have a good flow to my paper. It was kind of all over the place. I also confused the reader with the flow being off. I deffinatly had more work to do on my paper and peer editing showed me all the right areas to fix.
ReplyDeleteIn High School I didnt really use the tool of revision, for big projects, such as my senior paper I would, but I probably was doing it half blind. I didnt really know what I was doing. I would check the spelling, make sure things connectted and call it a job well done. During peer review, both peers like the way I had many examples, and how I used them. They also complimented the premise of what it was about. They pointed out both my organization and useless info skills need improving. For future papers I will be using the mulitple draft technique, I like how it can just transform a paper, without the author really noticing imediatley.
ReplyDeleteRevise? This was something that I NEVER did. Well unless you count giving it to my mom and my sister, but it was rare I would even take their changes and really change the paper.
ReplyDeleteThe peer review helped me firstly by giving me a review of the paper that wasn't done by a family member. While I love my family, they are my family, and aren't going to just come out and say that my paper sucks. And while my peers didn't tell me it sucked, and I got quite a bit of good feedback back, it was a much more thorough feedback then that that I would have gotten from my family.
The peer review showed me that I am utterly and completely horrible at staying on topic, my paper was headed every which way, and I simply didn't see it until someone else pointed it out to me. Another thing the peer review pointed out was that my topic sentences were very hard to find in many cases, which probably explains the not being able to stay on topic.
After the peer review I ended up taking my paper and separating it sentence by sentence. This helped me a lot in making sure they made sense and could all add up to making sense together.
I have revised in the past. I used to re-read my paper to look for grammar errors or to make sure my paper made sense. Then I would use spell check to look for any spelling errors. I would not spend 50 percent of my time on revising though.
ReplyDeleteTwo strengths that my peers revealed about my paper was that it was well organized and had alot of supporting details. I had my paper in proper form and it made sense is what they meant by organized and by telling me I had alot of supporting details they meant that I had used alot of quotes properly in my paper.
Two weaknesses my peers exposed about my paper were my citation was alittle off and I had a few run on sentences.
Other than peer review I will carefully read my own paper out loud and check for any grammar mistkes and spelling mistakes myself.
Yes I have revised in the past numerous times. In all the research papers and essays I have done I have spent a number of hours revising them. On the other hand I have not however spent 50 percent of the time on this process. I would say I spent at least 20 percent revising each time I wrote a paper. The two strengths that peer review revealed about my paper is that I made strong points and that I was very organized when I wrote the paper. My peer reader liked my ideas and said that he never though of it like that. What my paper needed improvement on was that I need to use more quotes from other people and I also needed to cite my work because it wasn’t cited properly at the time. I did learn from it and when I went home I fixed the mistakes. In the future I will try to look for the same mistakes my peer review partner found because I probably will commit them again. I will take more time to read over my papers because I learned that is a major reason for many of my mistakes on papers
ReplyDeleteIn the past I have spent little time revising, or the whole time revising, depending on how you look at it. I would only finish one draft, taking hours and hours as I would rework and shuffle each sentence until perfect before going on to the next.
ReplyDeleteIn the peer review two strengths revealed about my paper were a nice use of language and one well developed paragraph. It also revealed that my paper was slightly unorganized, at times confusing, and a little lengthy.
Other than peer review, I plan to use the drafting method properly, as well actually take time to read and reread each paper and make corrections to it as a whole, rather than focus on the individual parts without clearly focusing on how they fit together.
1) I have tried many revision strategies throughout my academic career. My favorite revision technique is peer revision. If I read the paper over and over again by myself I'm sure I could eventually find every single grammatical error in the paper. There is so much more to a paper than grammar though. When someone else reads your work its like having a whole other angle on your paper. Usually when I read in general I have questions in my head that I would like to ask the author. The good thing about peer revision is that the peer can actually ask the author these questions that in the end could either stump the author or help him or her improve their paper. I am going to be honest and say that I probably spend about ten percent of my time on revision because I am so focused on what I am actually writing rather than being focused on grammar or if the paper even makes sense. I now realize that if I actually listened and spent more time revising I could get a better grade in the end.
ReplyDelete2) I had two people read my paper. One would think that if one person reads your paper its enough because its just another angle but having two people can be so much more beneficial to your paper in the end you would be surprised. One strength that my peer pointed out was some of the facts that I had were very well supported. I also received positive feedback from both peers on my vocabulary and word selection.
3) The two people that read my paper had some negative feedback too. They both said the same thing, They said that my paragraphs started out great with a great topic sentence and supporting details. However, towards the end of the paragraphs my writing kind of fell apart and was not well organized or supported at all.
4) The only other revision technique that i can think of using would be just reading the paper and scanning it for minor or major flaws yourself. Peer revision seems like the most effective way to seek out errors in your paper and I would prefer to use it over any other revision technique.