Re:editing skills

[cooley@pines.HSU.edu (Martha Cooley)]

Paula,
This is similar to the Cornell system of note taking.  I have found 
that it is great for all students to use as a means of getting down 
to the essence or heart of the material in any class, and we teach 
it in our Freshman Year Experience class.  Of course, I  love 
using it for essays.  Did I hear that your area had storm damage 
the other day?   How are you? It is hot down here; I think  we 
missed our regular spring. 
 PS We either send the paper to be recycled or cut (in fourths or 
halves) and staple them together for note pads! 
 Martha Dale Cooley

> From:          Paula.Gillespie@marquette.edu
> Date:          Fri, 22 May 1998 11:22:38 -0600 (CST)
> Subject:       Re:editing skills
> To:            wcenter@ttacs6.ttu.edu
> Reply-to:      wcenter@ttacs6.ttu.edu

> Ask writers to print a copy of their drafts with a wide left margin.  In
> the margin, do what Ann Berthoff calls glossing: write out the main
> argument and the purpose of the paragraph.  If that's hard to do, maybe
> the paragraph needs to be re-thought.  Then ask writers to read the
> glosses to see if they are satisfied with their organization.  
> 
> So far, how many copies of this draft have we asked students to print?
> Any suggestions for papier mache projects the students can work on with
> all these drafts?
> 
> Paula Gillespie
> Marquette University
> 414-288-3590  paula.gillespie@marquette.edu
> 
>