From Adolescence to Adulthood: Writing at the College Level Well known for her research and publications on student writing, Nancy Sommers—now Harvard’s Expository Writing Program Director—discusses revision strategies in the journal College Composition and Communication. Throughout this essay, I will be focusing on three articles: “Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers” (1980), “Between the Drafts” (1992), and finally, “the Novice as Expert” (2004) which she wrote alongside Laura Saltz. Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers (1980) juxtaposes through a case study the revision strategies of first-year college students and experienced writers. Between the Drafts (1992) narrates Sommers’
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She and Saltz explain in their 2004 article that to be a novice, one must be open to instruction and feedback, as well as be ready to take risks on selecting courses and paper topics. So, through practice and guidance, students can meet the writing expectations of college (p. 134). Sommers explains that the advantages of approaching revision and writing as a novice “allows students to be changed by what they learn, to have new ideas, and to understand that ‘What the teacher wants’ is an essay that reflects these ideas” (p. 134). Sommers primarily recommends students approach revision as learners so that they are open to new revision strategies, that will enable them to revise more critically, and meet college-level writing …show more content…
She affirms in the same article that to stop when necessary, erase what needs to be erased, and completely transform the “roughness of our first drafts” is acceptable (p. 26); however, she claims that some students fail to understand these aspects of
She and Saltz explain in their 2004 article that to be a novice, one must be open to instruction and feedback, as well as be ready to take risks on selecting courses and paper topics. So, through practice and guidance, students can meet the writing expectations of college (p. 134). Sommers explains that the advantages of approaching revision and writing as a novice “allows students to be changed by what they learn, to have new ideas, and to understand that ‘What the teacher wants’ is an essay that reflects these ideas” (p. 134). Sommers primarily recommends students approach revision as learners so that they are open to new revision strategies, that will enable them to revise more critically, and meet college-level writing …show more content…
She affirms in the same article that to stop when necessary, erase what needs to be erased, and completely transform the “roughness of our first drafts” is acceptable (p. 26); however, she claims that some students fail to understand these aspects of