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55 unread replies.66 replies. We will use this discussion area to facilitate your revision projects. Before you get started, please read the assignment for the revised essay, and note the amended due dates for this unit’s activities on the . This unit’s will be focused on what composition researchers call “higher-order concerns.” In other words, rather than proofread each other’s papers, we will respond to broader rhetorical issues, such as (your thesis), (your arguments), the you use to communicate your perspective, and the of your essay. As with the revision assignment, this unit’s revision is meant to underscore the fact that revision is not about “fixing” errors or problems; rather, revision is about a piece of writing. This unit, you will use the feedback you receive in this thread to determine and implement a revision plan. Please note that, if you are revising Essay #4, you might not yet have your instructor’s feedback. Again, this is intentional. Too often, we get in the habit of revising only based on a teacher’s commentary and not on our own thoughts or the feedback of other peer readers. : See the content item and the rubric for this discussion. So that everyone benefits as much as possible from this process, respond to an essay that has not been read yet or that has only one response before adding a third

response to another essay. An essay should not have three responses if other essays posted in the thread have just one response. It is, of course, possible for an essay to receive three or more responses, but, in fairness to everyone in the class, see that peer response is distributed evenly when possible. The process for this unit’s peer review will be as follows: As early in the unit as possible, but definitely by at 11:59 p.m. CT, prepare your draft. This will require you to spend Monday-Wednesday revising or locating additional outside sources. Attach your draft to your discussion post in .doc, .docx, or .pdf by at 11:59 p.m. In the body of your post, provide a paragraph of context. Describe how you have revised last unit’s essay so far and why. Additionally, (for example, feedback on your thesis, a particular argument you make, your introduction, the way that you have incorporated the new research material, etc.). This will help your peer reviewer provide meaningful feedback. Identify another student whose essay has not yet been peer-reviewed. Read the essay and respond to the writer no later than with answers to the following questions (adapted from Greene & Lidinsky): Note: you will need to response appropriately and substantively. Return to this thread periodically before Sunday to ask and answer any follow-up questions.