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Deep Revision: A Guide for Teachers, Students, and Other Writers

by Meredith S Willis

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ISBN13: 9780915924417
ISBN10: 0915924412
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If your students groan and go limp when you Suggest they revise their writing, this is the book for you. Deep Revision covers: Revision as a natural process<BR>-- Learning to revise by editing other people's writing<BR>-- Learning to revise by using other people's comments on your writing<BR>-- Going deeper by adding<BR>-- Changing media to revise<BR>-- Using point of view and voice for revising fiction<BR>-- Revising nonfiction with the techniques of fiction<BR>-- Learning revision by revising existing works of literature<BR>-- Beginning and polishing<BR>-- Structuring the longer work. Willis gives a wealth of specific revision exercises for both fiction and nonfiction, as well as examples from her own students and from literature.

Synopsis:

If you or your students dread the process of revision, this book will prove transformative. Deep Revision covers topics such as revision as a natural process, learning to revise by editing other people's writing, changing media to revise, and revising nonfiction with fiction techniques. Meredith Sue Willis offers a wide array of specific revision exercises for fiction and nonfiction, and numerous examples of student writing are provided.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-176) and index.

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ISBN:
9780915924417
Subtitle:
A Guide for Teachers, Students, and Other Writers
Author:
Willis, Meredith Sue
Author:
Willis, Meredith Sue
Publisher:
Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Report writing
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing
Subject:
Editing & Proofreading
Subject:
Editing
Copyright:
Series Volume:
no. 683
Publication Date:
December 1993
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
9.00x6.00x.41 in. .64 lbs.

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