Your next graded essay will be a substantially revised version of one of the first three essays. For most writers, revision is a demanding process which can be more important and extensive than the writing of the first draft. Revision often involves multiple drafts and much new writing and rewriting. Do not be surprised if you need to cut paragraphs or pages and write whole new ones to address the comments. In fact, you will need to do such substantial rewriting to receive a good grade on the revision assignment. I recommend that you reread the text or texts on which the essay you choose is based. You will need to deepen your understanding of the text to improve your essay. Read section three, pages 27-39 in Rules for Writers for an overview of the revision process and a before-and-after sample.

You can choose to revise any of the three essays except the one on which you received the highest grade. If you do not see a lot of suggestions for revision on the essay you choose, it is up to you to ask me for more constructive criticism. If you resubmit an excellent essay without improving it, your revision will not receive a passing grade. The revision doesn't change the grade on the original essay, but you will get a new essay grade on it which is worth 15% of your overall grade for the course. That is more than the original essay. It is worthwhile to put significant time in on this assignment in the Writing Lab, especially as we won't spend much time on it in class.

You will need to address all the problems identified in instructor comments. Look over the numbers circled on the grade sheet. If you received less than a four in a particular area, you will need to make improvements in that area (even if there are no written comments).

Also, you should incorporate all the grammatical corrections you did for your corrections assignment. Check both round one and round two of your corrections as well as all my comments carefully. Ask for clarification if needed.

You will need a correctly formatted Works Cited page added to the end. It is up to you to fix your Works Cited page; we'll go over general guidelines for it in class, but my comments on your paper don't necessarily tell you everything you need to change. The point is for you to become comfortable looking up Works Cited rules in the handbook.

Revision Checklist:

• Minimum: 3 pages. If you choose a shorter essay to revise, you must add content.
• Shows significant new writing and/or substantial rewriting
• No grammar errors (I hold this essay to a higher standard when it comes to grading).
• Attach your completed error log. Correct your error log if necessary before handing it in .

First step: Download the Revision Plan Template, save it, and type into it to complete the Revision Plan.