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INTERMISSION FEEDBACK DRAFT
During this intermission, you will:
Review the revision notes and goals you and your essay coach created during your last essay coaching meeting on your STAGE 3: Rough Draft document
Write a new draft that you will submit for our DCCC team to review remotely
THE PURPOSE OF A PAUSE…AND A NEW DRAFT
In school, you’re probably used to writing one rough draft, making a few quick changes, and then turning in a final essay. But not this time!
You just finished a rough draft, and that draft helped you see what you remembered about your story and how your ideas started taking shape on paper. You may have noticed spots where you needed more detail, parts that really didn’t belong, or ideas that didn’t come across the way you expected. Simply put, your rough draft was rough, and that’s a good thing!
Now it’s time to draft again, but this time you’re coming in with much more knowledge. You already know how your ideas look on paper, and you talked through your rough draft with your essay coach, who helped you identify what to focus on next.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT YOUR INTERMISSION FEEDBACK DRAFT
Here are some important reminders that will help make for a stronger intermission feedback draft:
Review Your Revision Notes: Before you start writing your next draft, take some time to look back at your STAGE 3: Rough Draft document. Carefully review the revision notes you made with your essay coach during your last meeting. Even more importantly, refresh your memory about the THREE revision goals you and your coach created in preparation for this draft. These goals will help you remember what areas to focus on as you begin writing.
Start Fresh! Don’t just copy and paste your rough draft and start tweaking sentences. That might feel faster, but it won’t help your essay grow in the way it needs to. This intermission draft works best when you start fresh. You can look back at your rough draft, and you can absolutely reuse specific sentences or phrases you like. BUT rewriting paragraphs from scratch helps you clarify your ideas, improve the organization and flow, and avoid repeating the same mistakes and patterns from STAGE 3.
Be Mindful of Length: This draft doesn’t need to be exactly at 650 words yet, but now is the time to start paying attention to word count. For example, if your rough draft was around 1000 words, make it your goal to bring this next draft down to 750-800 words max. This is where you need to start being more intentional about what stays and what goes.
Your assignment:
In your personal Google Drive folder, navigate to the “STAGE Essay Program Materials” subfolder. Open the INTERMISSION FEEDBACK DRAFT document
Write your draft in the document
When you are finished, submit your work by the provided due date using our Multi-Purpose Submission Form, making sure to copy and paste the Google Doc link from the INTERMISSION FEEDBACK DRAFT document into the Asana form. Be sure to click ‘SUBMIT’ at the bottom of the form.
NOTE: Our DCCC team will review your work and leave detailed feedback and revision notes. You’ll use that feedback to then write your STAGE 4: Revised Draft, which will take center stage in your next essay coaching meeting.
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