Students Like Shifts!

(Student essay scores before/after revising using the shifts process)

“The shifts revision process, in my opinion, turned my essay into a college-level essay. The first draft was very simplistic and lacked support. The second draft had depth and flow.” (4/7)

“My second draft is LIGHT YEARS ahead of my first draft. The shifts process helped my essay sound more mature.” (3/6)

“My 2^nd draft is noticeably better. The Flow is there. The Analysis is there. The process was helpful and easy to follow.” (5/6)

“The shifts approach is much less formulaic. You tailor each essay to the prompt and piece that you are writing about.” (3/6)

“The shifts approach was helpful not only in making it less formulaic, but also in getting it done – instead of having to jump around and collect snippets of support, I could follow the poem’s structure.” (3/6)

 “The shifts process brought a much needed cohesion to the paper. The improved formatting allowed for more effective analysis and more of a free-flowing thought process to fully address the prompt.” (5/6)

“My ‘shifts’ draft is more persuasive. It went into more depth about the complexity of the poem as well.” (5/6)

“Analyzing shifts naturally analyzes complexity because complexity comes with change / shifts.” (4/6)

“[The shifts process] made addressing the complexity of the poem much easier.” (3/5)

“The shifts process made my writing better just because I had a strategy. I didn’t know what to do or how to organize my writing in my first draft.” (2/4)

“It was refreshing to have a new method of essay writing.” (5/6)

“It makes me feel like I’m a better writer.” (2/4)

“So, so, so…..SO much better!” (2/6)