Self-Revising Helps Students Succeed
Objective
SWBAT self-revise for specific criteria to prepare for peer revision by checking essays against a requirement list.
Big Idea
Know your own work first--self-revise to help yourself and others.
Do Now: Do You Have...?
5 minutes
I begin the class by posting a check-list on the board. I ask students to verify that they have all our focus elements in their literary analysis essays:
- introduction
- conclusion
- appropriate tone
- transitions
- dash
- headings
- media
While I take attendance, students haul out their essays and compare their work to the list, identifying missing elements or elements needing improvement.
Self-Revising the Literary Analysis Essay
40 minutes
With a list of elements missing or needing improvement, I take my class to the computer lab to revise their work. While I don't normally take this step until after peer revision, I have a special purpose today:
