REVISION and

METACOGNITION
Mari, Ellie, Tori
Hedegren
Revising
● Global versus local revisions
○ Rethinking the entire world of the piece not just the surface problems
● Peer editing
○ Do’s and Don'ts
○ Another view to revise more effectively
● Listening skills!!!!
Flower
Revising Writer-Based Prose
● Revisions transcend corrections
● Writer-based prose vs. Reader-based prose

Writer-based prose Reader-based prose

Writing for one’s self; the writer is the Writing for others; the reader is the
audience. audience.
“highly available mode of thought” (63) More difficult to achieve
Egocentric vs. structural Need to “revise with a reader in mind”
Gottschalk
The Elements of Teaching Writing
● As a TA, there are several ways you can encourage students to implement
these strategies
○ Assign a paper about the paper
○ Ask them to email you about their thought processes
○ Advise them to create a plan for their revision process
● Informal writing
Discussion
How do you see the revision process benefiting your
class? What about you in your other classes?
How does your teacher encourage metacognition? How
could they improve?
How have you encouraged metacognition and revision
while being a TA? How can you improve?
 Activity
Individual -> Partners/Small groups

You will need:

A Writing Utensil
Paper