Revising Stage

My Favourite Stage of the Writing Process

This stage allows the writer to add or take away ideas in writing. I like this stage very much because I get to stretch my imagination and ensure that my piece comes to life and can be of interest to the reader. The piece in this class session was really interesting and provided an insightful idea of one's favourite spot.

Revising involves the following ideas:

1. It is a way to improve or refine the writing piece.

2. Content now becomes the focus.

3. Other areas of focus are sensory details, colourful language and figurative language, transitional words/ phrases.

Sensory details- use of the 5 senses in the descriptive piece

Colourful language- These consist of adjectives, adverbs, concrete verbs and nouns.

Figurative language- These consist of similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, exaggeration.

Transitional words/phrases- These are basically prepositional phrases. They tell where things are (phrases of position).

4. Certain adjectives,adverbs and verbs tend to be overused. Such examples are:

Verb

ran- The boy ran quickly. Instead: The boy dashed quickly.

                                                       The boy bolted quickly.

                                                       The boy raced quickly.

Adjective

tasty-I ate a tasty meal today. Instead: I ate a delicious meal today.

                                                             I ate a flavorful meal today.

Adverb

happily-Mary ran happily down the road. 

Instead: Mary ran excitedly down the road.

              Mary ran joyously down the road.

5. Students must use imagery in writing. With the teacher, students ought to describe details of 5 senses before writing.

The teacher should ensure that all these idea are incorporated in the students' writing. 

This piece is the second draft. The details in the piece from the drafting stage have been revised here. ore sensory details have been added. The reader can get a clearer image and understanding of this piece. 

In my next session, I hope to see more details, if any, can be used to add a little flavor to the sentences in the descriptive piece. If this can be done, I recommend that a mini lesson be taught on adding adjectives to a written piece. 

Many students sometimes lack vocabulary which should enhances the 5 senses as they write. Teachers should take time to implement such a lesson, using different activities, so that students can develop different areas of focus, as mentioned in number 3 above.

Quote: " Revising is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing."