The Victorian Curriculum for Writing Requires Some Revision
In the new Victorian Curriculum, under the heading ‘writing,’ I came upon this statement regarding editing. ‘Editing: Reread and edit for meaning by adding, deleting or moving words or word groups to improve content and structure.’ This sounds very much like revision. Surprisingly though, I could find no reference to revision in the documentation. I found this concerning. So, are the authors confused? Editing versus Revision Both editing and revising are designed to make the writing piece ‘reader friendly.’ They provide opportunities to raise the writer’s awareness of audience. What is the difference between editing and revision? Enter a classroom and you will frequently hear these terms used interchangeably by teachers and often to the detriment of students and their writing efforts. If teachers are unsure about these processes, students are disadvantaged. Such confusion hinders the growth of writing development. Is this Editing or Revision? Wh...