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Assigning Revision Memos

Pamela Flash, Associate Director, Center for Writing

When student writers are asked to reflect on their revisions-in-progress, they are more likely to make thoughtful choices and instructors are less likely to find themselves taking time to suggest revisions that students are already planning to make. Revision memos can be required between drafts, when students are turning a 2nd draft in to instructors for comments, or they can accompany final drafts.

Revision Memo Assignment


Attach a revision memo to your second draft. (Note: I won't read the drafts until I get one.)

Include:

  1. A summary of the comments and suggestions your peers made about your first draft.

  2. A description of what you changed in moving from the first draft to the second draft

  3. A list of changes you know that you need to make in your final draft, but haven't made yet.

  4. A brief list of points you would like me to be looking at and specific questions and concerns you have regarding this draft.

Revision Memo Sample

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