Original PromptCreate a highly scaffolded, student-friendly **8–10 page reading and application worksheet** titled:
# Revision Is More Than Fixing:
## Navigating Nancy Sommers's “Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers”
**Course:** First-Year College Composition / ENG 111
**Audience:** First-semester college writers who need additional support with academic reading, comprehension, and the writing process.
**Primary Text:** Nancy Sommers, “Revision Strategies of Student Writers
This resource focuses on the critical distinction between 'editing' and 'revising' in writing. Students will learn to identify the characteristics of linear versus recursive writing, explore Nancy Sommers's findings on the differences in revision habits between student and experienced writers, and apply various recursive revision strategies such as reordering, adding, deleting, and reconsidering meaning to enhance their writing process. Through engaging exercises, they will build awareness of their revision habits, develop a deeper understanding of writing as a fluid process, and learn to approach writing as a means of discovery rather than merely fixing errors. The resource emphasizes holistic revisions that focus on meaning and purpose rather than surface-level corrections.