Approaches to revision

"I try to promote revision on two different levels."

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Teaching reluctant revisers

"When I find a student who is reluctant to revise because they think it’s already great, part of me wants to chuckle on the inside."

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Addressing mechanics in writing

"As I read a piece of writing that I recognize as beautiful, as I recognize as a very strong piece of writing, I struggle with where the voice in that piece begins and the mechanics need to end."

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