Chapter 9 Reflection

I found chapter nine extremely helpful especially since we are going to peer review our essays next class. I am used to peer editing in class but I have never really gone more in depth than correcting grammar and vocabulary. I enjoyed how this chapter showed Ganow’s author statement throughout its entire revision period. I liked that the textbook had questions that we can ask ourselves while editing our paper. It was helpful to see how Ganow took these questions and implemented them into her revising process. I usually only have one other person read my essay, so I never thought about allowing several people to read my work. I like the idea of taking criticism from the people who read my essay and changing the things that multiple people suggest fixing. It was nice see Ganow’s revision process. From her first draft that was vague and needed to be more focused, which is similar to our shitty first drafts. To her second draft that improved on her word choice and fine-tuned her argument. Then her final paper which is the quality of writing which I aspire to. Over all this chapter was helpful to me even though I originally thought that it would be a really boring review. I needed to see an example of how my writing and my revisions should look. The textbook was a nice guide that I plan to look at as I finish my paper.