Notes on Revision

Comments for Revision

First thing a tutor should do is give praise to a tutee

11)      Did the draft meet the assignment requirements? Comments if the person did, “Good job on addressing the  assignments purpose!” Conveys a positive response. Praise the positive in the memo. Help writer identify their strength

22)      What is the purpose of this paragraph/paper?

-          Thesis

-          Topic Sentence

-          Ask tutee to highlight topic sentences and main points

33)      Reasoning/Argument

-          Ask to connect points that have been made

44)      Organization

-          Do the topic sentences relate to the thesis?

-          Is there a clear transition between topic sentences and paragraphs?

-          What is the main point of this paragraph?

-          How are the main ideas in this paragraph related?

-          What was the main idea here?

-          This section contains several good details. Add a topic sentence?