ashford discussion2

Read:

• Review Chapter 9 of Essentials of College Writing.
• Then, review the “Revision Checklist," which will guide you through the process of reflecting on and revising your personal essay.

Reflect: Reflect on the purpose of your essay. Think about changes that you might incorporate into your personal essay in order to better support your topic and purpose.

Write: Revise your personal essay based on the "Revision Checklist."

Click on “Downloading a Document” for help on using the “Introduction and Outline Worksheet.”

Post at least two pages of your revision and the checklist to the discussion board. Add a paragraph where you state

• The part of your essay you decided to revise.
• How you revised it.
• What techniques or methods from the required resources in this course you used to revise your essay (including Chapter 9 tips and techniques).

Respond to Peers: Respond to at least two of your classmates. Respond to one classmate who used a different revision technique than you did and one who used a similar revision technique. In each response

• Compare the resources and techniques you used for revision to those your classmate used.
• Make one concrete suggestion about how the revision sample can be further improved. Please do not comment on grammar or stylistics—just content.