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- 1. REAL REVISION: Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk Kate Messner Dublin Literacy Conference 2013 http://www.katemessner.com
- 3. So…what are you writing these days?
- 11. Revision should not be a surprise.
- 12. Assignment: Write for three minutes, describing a place that you love.
- 13. WHAT REVISION ISN’T… Spell Checking Hiring a professional editor Solitary A process with a single correct solution or end point
- 15. WHAT REVISION IS Brainstorming Free-Writing (and maybe starting over)
- 16. Princess Marty Frog-Slime and the Nutcracker Ballet
- 18. Confessions of a Sea Monster
- 19. “Well…This is funny. But it sounds more like a New Yorker cartoon than a book for kids.”
- 21. What if things turned out differently?
- 23. Who’s that guy girl?
- 24. Considering different formats
- 26. Draft 1 Draft 2 Draft 3 Draft 4
- 27. Time to Write! Sometimes poem…
- 35. WHAT REVISION IS Finding & Strengthening the Heart of a project
- 36. This book is about ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________. (But underneath that, it’s really about ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________.
- 37. My book is about a figure skater from a small-town maple farm who earns a scholarship to train with the elite in Lake Placid & discovers a world of mean girls on ice. But underneath that, it’s really about making a decision to follow your own dreams instead of the dreams that are chosen for you.
- 38. My book is about a future world where killer tornadoes are widespread and four kids at a science camp who are trying to stop them but discover a terrifying secret. But underneath that, it’s really about using your powers for good.
- 39. This book is about ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________. (But underneath that, it’s really about ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________.
- 40. WHAT REVISION IS 65 Off-Draft Writing Prompts to Jump- Start Revision
- 41. Write a metaphor- poem describing one of your characters, in another character’s voice. Thanks, Kelly Fineman!
- 42. If your poem/essay/person al narrative/ research paper could talk back to you right now, what would it say?
- 43. WHAT REVISION IS Charts, maps, timelines, & outlines
- 48. More Ideas… • Map the setting – note important events • Chapter by chapter timelines • Plot charts with rising/falling action • Outline (after writing) to identify weak chapters
- 49. Big-Picture Story Chart - What characters, settings, objects, jokes, themes, and threads are important in your project? Are they woven consistently throughout the text?
- 51. WHAT REVISION IS Considering all five senses.
- 52. Time to Revise! Sometimes poem… Add SMELLS
- 53. WHAT REVISION IS Returning to Research
- 56. WHAT REVISION IS Details and Word Choice Be specific. Be surprising.
- 57. Look for delicious details
- 58. Look for delicious details
- 59. Google Maps – Street View
- 60. Role Play! Replace Tired Body Language
- 61. ** Role Play! Replace Tired Body Language ANGRY FRUSTRATED ANXIOUS SCARED JOYFUL-EXCITED DEPRESSED
- 62. WHAT REVISION IS Being a Word Ninja
- 63. Readers are Smart Don’t keep repeating your points to make sure they “get it.”
- 65. very really just that “what looked like”
- 66. JUST IN THAT AND MOMENT RATHER SO BEGAN TO A BIT AS I GUESS THOUGH MAYBE THEN THAT BUT VERY ALWAYS REALLY
- 67. Watch for “pet” stories, ideas, themes, phrases…
- 71. Brainstorm: What words, phrases, & pet stories are on your personal “MOST WANTED” list?
- 72. Time to Revise! *** Sometimes poem… Cut at least 20 words
- 73. WHAT REVISION IS Being Social -Critique Groups/Partners
- 74. Post-It Note Critiques ORANGE = “I LOVE THIS!” GREEN = “I’M BORED.” YELLOW=“I’M CONFUSED”
- 75. WHAT REVISION IS Technology Tools of the Trade
- 81. WHAT REVISION IS Making Lists… …and getting to work!
- 82. Five Reasons Kids Don’t Want to Revise (and what teachers can do about it) Kate Messner http://www.katemessner.com
- 83. REASON #1 “But I just FINISHED. And I like my paper the way it is.”
- 84. SOLUTION: Start the revision conversation early.
- 87. After We Write… REVISION – PART I REVISION – PART 2 REVISION – PART 3
- 89. REASON #2 “I already ran a spell check. I’m good.”
- 90. SOLUTION: Teach students the difference between revising and editing.
- 94. REASON #3 “I don’t know where to start.”
- 95. SOLUTION: Have a revision checklist ready…
- 97. Student Critique Partners • Trade papers with a partner •Use highlighters to indicate the following: •Pink = Consider cutting this part. •Green = I’m confused now. •Orange = Use more vivid details/precise language. •Yellow = This part works really well! •In the margin next to each color (or on a Post-It note), write a note explaining your highlighting and
- 100. REASON #4 “I did revise. Just now. It’s not my fault I’m a fast reviser.”
- 101. SOLUTION: Teach multiple strategies for revision.
- 107. A Shrunken Manuscript Strategy Courtesy of Darcy Pattison http://www.darcypattison.com PINK = plot points GREEN = crush BLUE = Ruby ORANGE = funny bits with Ian YELLOW = place for the tree game
- 113. REASON #5 “Everybody says I’m a great writer. Great writers don’t need to revise.”
- 114. SOLUTION: Use published authors as role models, through text examples and Skype visits.
- 117. GUESS HOW MANY DRAFTS? 14!
- 123. REAL REVISION: Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk Kate Messner Dublin Literacy Conference 2013 http://www.katemessner.com
- 124. WHAT REVISION IS Finding the Right Title
- 125. WHAT REVISION IS Finding the Right Title TEN Titles Highlight great phrases Crowd-source Cut-it-Up & Mix-it-Up
Notes de l'éditeur
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer.Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today.“The book in my mind” poemRevision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- 2008 I sent agent a manuscript - Her thoughts: love character, funny, but….seasonal?Eesh.“Does it really have to be about the Nutcracker? Could it be about a school play or something?”
- REVISION IS ABOUT SEEING IDEAS IN A DIFFERENT WAY
- Start with the starting over part – so that by the end of this two hour workshop you’ll like me again.
- 2008 I sent agent a manuscript - Her thoughts: love character, funny, but….seasonal?Eesh.“Does it really have to be about the Nutcracker? Could it be about a school play or something?”
- So this sea monster walks into his therapist’s office….
- Jo - In the early versions of Lessons From A Dead Girl, Leah doesn't die! The book leads up to Lainegettnig the courage to face her in the hospital. Obviously, it had a different title then. :-)
- Jody Feldman wrote a book called “The Eleventh Level” personal mystery + story about secret society – agent asked her to strengthen the secret society part, but then the book was 80K – too long for this particular MG. Split it off – secret society book is this one – other book might be for another day.
- Sarah Aronson changed a major character from a guy to a girl and rewrote – found that the story worked much better and allowed her to develop a main theme of the book.
- Both this and courage has no color –started as picture books and grew into MG. And I think this is a great idea – that our books can grow into any number of things…
- When you see this symbol…. Fire up your laptop or get your notebook ready.
- Linda calls this “the spine” - What is at the center of your work? Why does it even exist? Why does this story need to be told? Universal human truth – even in funny books.
- Writing workshop at NESCBW a couple years ago - It was a poetry workshop with Kelly Fineman – but I used it to develop this MC’s father in EOTS. I can’t remember the original assignment – but this is what grew out of it and it was important for me and for Jaden’s dad. (By the way – you should feel free to do this, too – if you come up with something better during writing prompt, do your better thing and you can credit me when you give your workshop later on)
- Three false starts – back to brainstorming/outlining every time.
- Mystery organizer – crime in the middle – then elements – suspects, motives, clues, false clues, etc. You can make your own – just list important elements of your particular genre.
- Class schedules – when would Claire & Natalie be together? How would they grow apart? Develop friendship troubles issue.
- When you see this symbol…. Fire up your laptop or get your notebook ready.
- General words & phrases are your enemy. Green shirt – there are a million kinds of green – new grass green, alligator pond green, pine woods green – and you’ll notice that my metaphors all come from nature because that’s the world I love best – a kid might describe his shirt as “cafeteria peas green” or “my mother’s emerald earrings green”Be surprising – the best descriptions describe us because we’ve never thought of it that way before – even though that’s the perfect word or phrase.
- Ponytail – What would that stick look like to the girl on the right? Coming at her face like that? And then you can do sounds, smells…etc.
- Smirk on her face – character inspiration for Sarah in WAKE UP MISSING.
- Also went on twitter – other than blushing, what do you do when you’re embarrassed?
- When you see this symbol…. Fire up your laptop or get your notebook ready.
- Inspiration boards – don’t worry about people “stealing” your ideas. Really.
- SUGAR AND ICE – Claire & the maple farm - Green – scenes on farm, salmon – lake placid – purple-competition – red – sabotage -
- Known issues while working – starting place List after 1st read-through after completion
- Why I love revision – feeling like a competent writer.Drafting: vision in my head comes up against the reality of the writer I am today.“The book in my mind” poemRevision is what allows us to bring the book on the page closer to that dream-book
- Titles change – a lot. Be ready for this and be at peace with it. Marketing dept. etc. Let them do their job. BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z. – SWINGER OF BIRCHES – MAPLE GIRL, “THAT STUPID LEAF COLLECTION BOOK”