Critical Expressivism- Theory and Practice in the Composition Classroom, 2014a

Sommers
topic. In your case, you’ll have to pick either Asst #1 or Asst #2 for a final grade
just before our midterm break.
For suggestions on how to transform your first paper into something sufficiently
new to count as Assignment #2, check the Radical Revision Powerpoint.
The genre for this paper is up to you: essay, letter, diary, editorial, film critique,
etc.
Length requirement: 3 or more pages
Memo #2 (250 words)
1. How is this paper radically revised from your original paper? Why did
you select this approach instead of another one? What other radical
revisions did you consider?
2. What works better in this paper than in the original paper? What
doesn’t work as well? Why? What genre is this paper and has that
changed from your first paper?
3. What is your purpose in writing this paper? That’s another way of
asking, “What are your readers supposed to get out of reading your
draft?”
4. What questions do you have for me about your draft? (Remember: No
yes/no questions … )
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