Date: 28th October
Topic: The writing work shop
This week we covered less
content, this was due to public holidays and graduation. However, we still
managed to cover very important areas in the time we had available. Our
facilitator explained all the elements of a writing workshop and emphasized
their importance. These elements are teaching time, writing time, sharing time,
and conferencing time.
Familiarizing myself with the
elements involved in the writing workshop helped me understand why each phase
is vital and supports the writing process. What stood out to me in this lesson
was the sharing time. Our facilitator allowed us to find a partner to share our
narrative piece with. Afterward, feedback would be given that could be used to
improve our writing. I found this section of the lesson interesting and
fascinating because it provided an opportunity to be exposed to a new writing
style, new vocabulary, a new perspective, and allowed me to experience how my
partner used vivid showing details to explode the moment. This information was
quite enlightening, and I believe it helped me learn from my classmates to
improve my writing ability.
I believe the
writing workshop stages is a brilliant idea to introduce to my students.
Taking the time needed to show students how to plan and formulate ideas, along
with teaching the elements of a narrative piece, can serve as a solid
foundation. Then, using that foundation as a stepping stone to move on to
writing and the other stages of the writing workshop may be a good place for my
kids to begin.
Here is a picture that illustrates the stages of the writing work shop.
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Hi Emilio, althought the week was very short i still felt that we got some great work done regarding narrative writing (the writing process) and our blogs. like you the elements of the writing process is very important and time consuming, my mind going back to when Miss emphasize the point that it is not a ''one short process that happens ove time'' but something that takes alot of work and time that we need to plan for.
ReplyDeleteLike you sharing our pieces and working in small groups during the writing process to get constructive feedback and improve our writing is indeed an interesting and rewarding strategy that i would implement into my classroom. That strategy will surely benefit the shy students who feels intimidated, and it will foster a culture of sharing and collaboration among the students in the groups and class on a whole.
Ps: I was happy the session that our collegue Ms.Thomas shared help ease your stress in relation to your blogging woes for generally you are the one persons will come to for assistance.
Until we meet again, happy blogging.
Yes, I remember as well that Miss regularly emphasize the recursive nature of the writing process. Reading your own words all the time can be quite monotonous, having the opportunity to a read someone else’s can expose you to a new style of writing, a fresh perspective, a unique use of vocabulary and can be a rather refreshing learning experience that can help you to improve your own writing abilities.
DeleteYes, Malanda the peer review feedback was a great strategy because ideas may be shared from a different perspective that may cause you to rethink and re-evaluate aspects of your writing.
DeleteYour blog post provides a concise yet informative reflection on the recent learning experiences related to the writing workshop. Your focus on sharing time is noteworthy. Sharing and receiving feedback are crucial aspects of the writing process, and it's great that you found this section interesting and enlightening. Your description of how this process exposed you to new styles, vocabulary, and perspectives is valuable. Good piece. See you shortly!
ReplyDeleteYou hit the nail on the head, that's my point exactly I really do believe that sharing is a critical part of the writing workshop. It really does open your eyes to new insight, and can be a powerful driving force to new knowledge and improved writing ability.
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