Colonial America

Writing & Revision

Dr. Kane

mkane2@albany.edu Social Science 116 | MWF 12:35-1:30 PM

Office Hrs: M 10:20 - 11:20 & F 1:30 - 3:30 Social Science 60S

Friday, November 3

coming up

• Locations paper - Nov 17
• Midterm II - Dec 1
• studyguide before Thanksgiving

today's class

• researching locations
• how to revise

researching locations

• Colonial Albany
• Annals of Albany
• Autobiography of William Henry Johnson

revising

how to revise

• what's the point?
• who's the audience?
• what's the evidence?
• how does it relate?
• how does it sound?

how to revise

• what's the main topic?
• are there extra words or unclear phrasing?
• could it be more specific?
• how does each point relate to one another?
• who cares?