STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

1. Ask tutors what they do when they revise a piece of writing.
2. Look at the different writing styles and ask tutors to determine which best describes their own. Use the handout What Is My Writing Style?
3. Have tutors complete the handout What Do I Know About Revising?
4. Review each of the answers and discuss their beliefs about revising using the handout Revising.
5. Have tutors brainstorm how they might help their learner with revising. Write down their ideas on the flip chart.

Materials and equipment

Handout 7.9: Writing Checklist
Handout 7.10: Writing Sample Analysis (2 pages)
Handout 7.11: COPS
Handout 7.12: PARAST
Flip chart and markers

Preparation

Copy handouts.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

1. Ask tutors what is involved in the editing and proofreading process. Write their ideas on the flip chart.
2. Look over the Writing Checklist and Writing Sample Analysis handouts. Ask tutors how they could use these checklists.
3. Review the concepts of COPS and PARAST using the handouts.
4. Tutors should understand that ESL learners will have difficulty proofreading due to a limited vocabulary and challenges with grammar. Ask tutors how they might help an ESL learner proofread. For example:
   • Tutors can provide a clue to the type of errors.
   • Tutors can correct and explain errors that the learner doesn’t identify.
   • Although there are some excellent ESL grammar, books the focus should not be on grammar.