Muriel Harris "Composing Behaviors of One-and Multi Draft Writers-

Summary: Revision , Revision and more Revision is the topic of this article. The article points out how revision can improve students writing. The article states, " a belief shared by teachers of writing, one that we fervently to inculcate in our students, is that revision can improve writing" (174) With that thoughts Harris states, "a logical conclusion, then is to train students writers to re-see and the re-draft a piece of discourse" (174).

Response:Revision is very important in the classroom and will definitely be an essential tool in my classroom. If a student is given an assignment, creating a rough draft should be his or her own priority. This gives the teacher a chance to make sure that the student is on the right track and a chance for the student to receive feedback. The article points out a good statements in that "... it is equally important to help students move beyond their limited approaches and limiting tendency to settle for whatever rolls out on paper the first time around" (174). For a student to be able to recognize his or her owns mistake shows progress in their writing.