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S:         Nancy Sommers a professor from the University of Boston and the University of Oklahoma has conducted an experiment on students writing. She got upperclassmen and she got freshmen students. She simply made them write three essays expressive, explanatory, and persuasive. She found out that each of her upper classmen  would not consider their work to be revised they would simply scratch out or delete things they did not see correct, but they would only do this at the end of their writing they would write everything and then check. What they also found out was that writing is its own language because when writing you could delete words that don’t make sense and speaking you can’t. You see writing is a linear process because you need an order to follow on how to make it better. Trough the article it also explains ways to check and revise an essay and how each type of students did it. The less experienced writers would go back and check every sentence or paragraph. While the adult writers would simply stretch-out or trough out words and sentences. This article is basically on how you evolve as a writer and how to use better words.

Q:        What are the revision strategies of experienced writers found in Sommer’s studies? What can you learn from those strategies?

R:         well as for the most part the adult writers will go back and check there work after their essay is done. Once it has been looked over they will delete or scratch-out some of the word that they think it doesn’t make sense. And for the less experienced writers they will go back after every sentence or every paragraph to make sure they are still on topic. You see what I have learned that I could simply write out all my thoughts and just go back and review it but still not letting myself get too caught up in trying to start a whole new paper.