Once students have rough drafts of writing, revision needs to take place. \u00a0Students can revise their own papers with guidance and can also use peer revision. \u00a0One way for peer revision is to partner students and have them do the following.<\/p>\n
1. Listen and read along as the author reads his story.<\/p>\n
2. After listening, tell what the story is about and what is liked best.<\/p>\n
3. Read the partner’s paper silently and make notes about clarity (Is there anything you don’t understand?) and details (What info\/details could be added?). \u00a0Then discuss suggestions with the author and let the author decide what changes to make.<\/p>\n
Another way for per revision is to group students into triads. \u00a0Each student reads all three papers for a certain skill and makes suggestions. \u00a0For instance, one student might check for complete sentences, another checks for subject-verb agreement, while the third checks for introductions and conclusions. \u00a0The key is to try to have students check for something they have success with using.<\/p>\n
Revision is very important. \u00a0Research shows that a teacher’s revisions of a student’s paper and then having the student make corrections is not effective. \u00a0Students need to be involved if they are to remember and learn. Transfer of knowledge can occur if the student is involved with his own revisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Once students have rough drafts of writing, revision needs to take place. \u00a0Students can revise their own papers with guidance and can also use peer revision. \u00a0One way for peer revision is to partner students and have them do the … Continue reading