PED - Reflection and Revision Lesson

Reflection and Revision

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

- James Joyce

The primary focus of this lesson is to explain the importance of reflection and revision in all writing. You will have an opportunity to revise your lesson plan according to comments and suggestions from your peers' evaluations.

There are four major categories of revision: organization, conventions, style, and content. These categories apply to all writing genres. In order to effectively revise a work, it is crucial that adequate reflection precedes initial revision. Reflection of the work should occur after completing the work, after observing readers' responses, and after reading or hearing readers' responses. Reflection is the thought process that prompts and supports superseding revisions.

Style revisions consist of changes in diction, syntax, tone, etc. The style of a work should have a direct relationship to the audience receiving the work, so one may alter style to enhance and specify the material to the corresponding audience. If the audience changes, as in a lesson plan, the style must also change to meet the needs of the reader. When revising style, content should not change.

Revisions of language conventions and organization are more technical and serve primarily to clarify the content for the reader. While peripheral content may be altered a bit by restructuring the organization of the work, the main content should remain the same.

Revising content is the most drastic of all revisions and is a blend of creation and revision. Because revision of content occurs frequently, the creative aspect helps procure the cycle of reflection and revision.

Self-Assessment and Practice

Drag the items from the bottom to the slots on the right.

 

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