Revising

The revising discussion this afternoon was wonderful. Throwing ideas around to each other helped me reflect on what I need to do in my own classroom. When I thought about my own revising of the past, it was only to check the mechanics and spelling errors of my students. From time to time, I would look at both the revising poster and the editing poster hanging up on my wall and wonder how the 2 were different. I never came up with an answer. I have a different vision of revising after today's discussion and can't wait to get my first piece of writing from my students next year and try some of the suggestions. I am also glad Don will be offering us different tips on revising so I can guide my students through the revision process and make them see it as play, just as Lydia did.