Thursday, April 30, 2015

Sarah LeChard Revision Letter

Dear Prof. Young,

                When you hand essays back to me, I try and get the basic corrections (grammar, sentence structure) done the day I get it back, usually when I get back to my room. I don’t make the actual content and idea changes until usually the night before the essay is due. I leave it until now because I work Monday nights and Thursday nights which ended up coincidentally working out that I could do my work for this class at work.
                I think my third essay will be my most improved. I feel that writing about modern topics like this is easier to get into then writing about a book that I don’t understand. There’s nothing specific, it is usually the topic that defines whether I can write well and get into it or not.
                I focus on grammar only for a little bit but then I spend more of the time on content because this is where most of the changes usually need to be changed.
                My knowledge has not gotten much better when it comes to editing grammatically but it has mainly on how to integrate quotes effectively. By using RENNS and SEER, I have better learned to understand how and why it is important to thoroughly explain quotes to make the relevant in an essay.
                When I get feedback, my first thought is not to create a whole new writing style or approach it differently. I like to use the tools I am given to make my writing better, but I am too hesitant to use something I’m not familiar with on an essay.
                Question 6 does not apply. I just do my work.
                When I revise, your comments are what help me the most. I’m not good at editing my own writing because I think what I write the first time is good, that’s why I wrote it.
                Sincerely,


                                                Sarah LeChard

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