Information About Writing Good Revision Questions
Anyone can write a revision question, BUT that does not mean that every revision question that will be written is a good revision question.
What's the big deal?
The big deal about writing a good revision question is that bad revision questions usually result in you getting very little useful information back about your writing.
Here are some tips to writing good revision questions:
- Ask about something specific in your paper. For example:
- How is my opening?
- Where am I failing to connect with my audience?
- What would you suggest to improve my conclusion?
- Don't ask any question that can be answered by a simple "yes" or "no":
- Did you like my _____?
- Does my opening grab the reader's attention?
- Would you name one thing I can do to improve my paper?
- Begin your question with an interrogative word, such as:
- Who
- What
- When
- Where
- Why
- How