3.12 Class workshop

At the beginning of the hour I noted some general patterns I am noticing in your writing process.  In some ways - each of these "moves" has advantages and disadvantages = that is, each approach allows you to write some kinds of papers - but not others.

 

moving into the writing process BEFORE making sure of the requirements in the writing assignment

starting to write the draft before the writer has something to say

writing straight through (from beginning to end)

writing in a sort of random order

brainstorming through out the writing process when necessary

revising for grammar only

revising (or lack of revising) for focus

revising (or lack of revising) for organization

revising (or lack of revising) for development

checking (or not) to see if the essay meets the requirements of the assignment

on-going correction during drafting process 

The rest of today's class was focused on one-on-one workshopping