{"id":672,"date":"2016-04-08T21:28:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T21:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=672"},"modified":"2016-08-18T21:36:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T21:36:59","slug":"text-respond-and-redraft","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/text-respond-and-redraft\/","title":{"raw":"Text: Respond and Redraft","rendered":"Text: Respond and Redraft"},"content":{"raw":"There are several steps to turn a first (or second, or third!) draft of a piece of writing into the final version. There is no way to get to that wonderful final draft without all the steps in between.\r\n\r\nProfessors often\u00a0ask for draft essays in order to guide you as your writing develops. As you progress from 1st to 2nd draft, or from 2nd (3rd or 4th)\u00a0to final draft, seeking input from others can help you get a fresh perspective on your work.\r\n

Find a Trusted Reader<\/h2>\r\nA survival tip for college is to develop relationships with people whose opinions you trust. You'll want to be able to draw on these people to give valuable, helpful, supportive feedback on your writing.\r\n\r\n\"WomanAs you first get started with college classes, you'll likely participate in peer reviews for essay assignments. Show your appreciation to your classmates who offer you helpful feedback. Note which of your\u00a0classmates whose writing you admire. Try to continue working with these people as much as possible.\r\n\r\nAlso take advantage of your school's Writing Center, if possible. Most tutoring centers\u00a0will welcome talking with you at any stage of your essay-writing process. Note<\/strong>: tutors won't just \"fix\" a paper draft. They will talk with you about what areas you are concerned with, and offer strategies to help focus YOU as YOU revise your paper.\r\n\r\nFinally, your professor will likely be happy to talk over a draft with you, as well. Some classes will require you to turn in a rough draft for a grade and instructor comments, but most won't. Nonetheless, your professors expect you to write multiple drafts, and will welcome a visit during office hours to talk about how to make your paper as strong as it can possibly be.\r\n

Respond to your reader\u2019s comments<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nWhether you received comments from your professor, your friends, or a peer review, your edits are a way to respond\u00a0<\/em>to their questions and comments. Was your reader confused by what you thought was a really good point? Edit your paragraph so that your idea becomes clearer. Use specific pieces of evidence, such an important quote or statistic, to strengthen the paragraph. You can even try responding to the comments aloud\u2013and then write them down in your draft in appropriately \u201cacademic\u201d language.\r\n

Redraft your essay<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\"AReally going from draft to final version requires rethinking the flow of logic in your writing. For instance, you might realize that a sentence\u00a0buried on the 3rd page of your paper would be an excellent \"hook.\" To use it well, you will need to redraft, moving it to the opening and altering the rest of the material on page 3 as well.\r\n\r\nRedrafting means looking again at how each piece of your argument fits together in the whole.\r\n