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Important Note
The guidelines that follow are exactly the same as for your previous post-workshop memo (Writing 10). I have only adjusted the deadlines.
What’s important to remember, though, is that this will be your last chance to get feedback from me before you prepare the final, to-be-graded version of your Essay Two. And so I urge you to approach this assignment thoughtfully and to compose a detailed memo. Help me help you. You stand to gain from doing so.
Post-Workshop Memo
After your workshop, I would like you to email me a memo detailing your plans for moving from Draft 1 to Draft 2. The subject line for your email should be Post-Workshop Memo. Your text should include three sections:
1) Summary of Feedback
- What feedback have you received to your writing so far? In your workshop? In written comments? From me? From other readers? Which parts of this feedback do you find most useful? Which do you have questions about?
2) Plans for Draft 2
Add
- What do you plan to add to your current draft? Where will these additions go? Be as exact and detailed as you can. For instance, rather than saying, “I plan to add more from Odell”, point to the specific passages from Odell that you plan to add. Or rather than saying, “I’m going to give more details about this exeprience”, explain what details you plan to add.
Cut
- What passages of your current draft do you plan to cut? Again, be specific. And bold. Don’t be content with bland paragraphs or sections. If something isn’t working, get rid of it.
Change
- Which parts of your essay do you plan to rework for style, voice, and clarity? What issues in your prose do want to address?
3) Questions for Me
- I will write a reply to your email. This will be my response to your first draft. What do you want to ask me before you prepare a version of your essay that will earn a letter grade?
My general rule is to write no more words in reply than you write to me in your memo. So the more detailed and specific your memo is, the more feedback you are likely to get from me in reply.
I must receive your Post-Workshop Memo by next Tuesday, November 17, at 4:00 pm. But I encourage you to send it to me earlier, so you can write with the memory of your workshop and your questions for me fresh in mind. I will try to respond to your memo as quickly as I can, so the sooner you are able to get it to me, the longer you’ll have to prepare your final draft. I will also be happy to talk more on Zoom with you about your essay after I’ve received your memo.
Deadlines
- Tues, 11/17, 4:00 pm (or earlier): Email me your Post-Workshop Memo (Writing 17).
- Tues, 12/01, 4:00 pm: Post the second and final draft of your essay to Medium.com. Email me the link.
E110: Seminar in Composition 