This discussion forum will help you develop your skills of revision in the writing process and collaboration in the revision process.
Grading
This assignment is worth 60 points: (20 points for following directions, 10 points for Original post instructions 2 and 3; and 10 points each for your replies).
Note: You will not be able to view the posts of your classmates until you submit your initial post.
Deliverables
Your participation in the discussion forum, including:
A clear, specific, and detailed response to the initial question(s) below
Clear, specific, and detailed, responses to at least two other students’ posts
Discussion Directions
Step 1 Review:
The instructional materials from Units 1-7
Step 2 Post:
Pull an Assignment or an Original Discussion Post and, based upon the knowledge base you have now built through this course,
revise either two paragraphs of the Assignment or,
revise the entire Original Discussion post.
In an original post (not an attached document to an original post) include the following (in the following order):
Original text: Copy and paste into your new post a copy of the original post or two assignment paragraphs you are going to edit.
2nd draft of text: The revised version
Writer’s Revision Note: Underneath the revised versions of either the two assignment paragraphs or the revised original post, write a revision note in a new paragraph explaining what you did in your revision process and what feedback you would like from your classmate/colleague.
When you are ready to copy and paste the revised text into an original post in this discussion forum.
