The Backwards Peer Edit
- Find a
partner and sit so both can read from a single paper.
- One
writer reads his/her conclusion to the editor.
- The
editor jots down a sentence or two on what s/he thinks the paper will be
about.
- Switch
roles.
- Then
the two writers share their sentences. Any disconnection between what the
editor thought and the writer intended should be discussed. Is the point
of the paper clear? If not, how the writer communicate his/her point? How
can the writer change his/her conclusion to more effectively communicate
the thesis?
- Then,
the writer begins by reading his/her paper backwards, beginning with the
final sentence and reading each previous sentence until the first
sentence. As the writer, reads aloud. s/he should edit for grammar and
syntax. This exercise allows the reader to focus only on the grammar
without becoming bogged down with the content or organization of the paper
itself.
- Editors
switch roles. And rough drafts are kept for future refinishing.
Assignments:
WRITE: Revise Formal Essay #2, both copies due on Monday. I want to see the edits, please.
Four rules to consider: 1. Shorter sentences are your friends. 2. Create clear 1st references. 3. Use Active Voice, Less Passive Voice. 4. Literature should be analyzed in the present tense.
READ: Read Clarity section of Hacker, starts on page 111.
WRITE: Revise Formal Essay #2, both copies due on Monday. I want to see the edits, please.
Four rules to consider: 1. Shorter sentences are your friends. 2. Create clear 1st references. 3. Use Active Voice, Less Passive Voice. 4. Literature should be analyzed in the present tense.
READ: Read Clarity section of Hacker, starts on page 111.
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