Career & Tools
This workshop on May 22 will teach participants what the various modes of revision are. From there, it will explore assorted comments students receive on their writing and connect those comments to the appropriate mode of revision. Finally, we will present strategies and exercises for how to engage each type of revision so that students can hone their revision skills. RSVP today!
It's a common experience: you spend months slaving over an article until you think it's perfect. Off it goes to a journal that accepts it! However, incumbent upon publication is your addressing a giant list of âchanges that the editor wants. How hard can it be? It's like editing where you just fix the typos and everything is good to go, right?
Revision isn't the same thing as editing. Though used interchangeably, revision is a separate writing act concerned with complex writing strategies. It takes time to revise and there is no "right way" to revise any given concern. Moreover, there are several types of revision--each relevant to consider in order to revise successfully.
This workshop will teach participants what the various modes of revision are. From there, it will explore âassorted comments students receive on their writing and connect those comments to the appropriate mode of revision. Finally, we will present strategies and exercises for how to engage each type of revision so that students can hone their revision skills.
âWhen: Wednesday,â ââMay â22nd, 12:45-1:45 P.M.
Where: SRB 2154
RSVP here but drop-ins are welcome!