Reading response

This last reading for this class, "Revising for Purpose" Ballenger writes about different ways of revising your paper. I thought the main purpose was to show you some ways to make your paper better even if it seems that it is okay and does not need revision. He tries to make you see that in your paper your thoughts as of now may broadened and you may want to maybe add or clarify on a particular subject or purpose. I liked what he had stated on page 228 were he said "Revision, as the word implies, means "re-seeing" or "reconcieving," trying to see what you failed to notice with the first look." I thought that this excerp was really really good and it really made see that the purpose or revision was to see what I failed to notice with my paper when I first wrote it and turned it in. What I also liked was when he talked about how he is in pursuit of a point and then it eludes him sometimes. I feel like that sometimes, I feel like I have a main point in my head but as I write it down on paper it eludes my or I tend to go way off track.
I thought what he wrote on knowing your words vs. the words or the article or book was a good thing for me because it should me that I should balance and must balance the both of them so that it can flow well within my paper. Its a good way to show voice in my paper.
I thought the cut and paste excerpt was great but I wasn't to fond to probably try it out myself because I think it wouldn't work for me I feel it might just make my paper be all over the place but "hey! what do I know right."
Lastly, I thought that the part were Ballenger goes into what we need from the reader was a great. I really liked how he said that the reader will remind you what the "purpose of your paper is and is it clear and if the thesis is convincing" I thought that the readers are really there to help you better your writing and what they say or change are more that likely right because they are the ones who are reading it and we should listen to them because they know and get a better feel as to what needs to be done in your writing because essentially it is them who you are writing to and want to convince.