The Writing Of Writing Classes

Writing can be a daunting task for students in any grade. Teachers have to implement new basic components for those struggling to write. Finding new methods and being able to execute them requires teachers to design lesson plans that help

In the article by Downs and Wardle “Teaching about Writing, Righting Misconceptions”, the author’s state a common misconception of writing for first year composition is that academic writing is somehow universal. This idea can be misleading since teachers have always taught that there is a basic set of rules for writing. However, I agree with the idea that writing is not universal because college students write for a various number of discourse communities and do not have one general audience. Content, context, and genre are bound to change while attending a university.

On Monday, we did the Writing 10 diagnostic test where we wrote a response to an article that talked about how students don’t summarize, but rather copy and paste quotes which shows students aren’t fully engaging with the text. On Wednesday, we began class by getting our diagnostic writing back and Ms. Maharaj began going over general things she saw happen in our writing from the diagnostic test. After going over the diagnostic test we played two truths and a lie to get to know everyone in the class a little better. Through this game everyone was able to meet everyone and learn something interesting about them. Lastly, we ended Wednesday by talking about the steps to take to think critically when reading articles. These steps included analyzing the argument the author(s) make, what evidence does the author give and do they consider opposing arguments, what is the authors stance and if they are objective in their response, and does the sources support/ challenge your

In chapter 9, Writing Across the Curriculum, the process of reading and writing was investigated and explained in comparison to one another. The reading-writing connection focuses on drawing from students’ prior knowledge and cognitive processes in order to build learning. The authors mentioned that the writing process is a strong tool for exploring and clarifying meaning and the two major instructional components used are writing to learn (WTL) and writing in disciplines (WID). The chapter also focused on the subareas of academic journals and writing disciplines.

The ability to produce a good paper is one that comes with time. It is a meticulous process involving many elements, each requiring a great amount of attention. Although good writing takes a lot of effort, completing a great piece can be very satisfactory. The skill of good writing can be carried over throughout your entire life, making it a very valuable ability to acquire.

My observation took place the week of October 5th through October 9th at Frazier Prep Academy. I observed a writing class in ESL Services. The instructor granted me permission to observe her Writing Class which meets M/W/F from 10:15am-11:45am. I do not have any teaching experience in the classroom with ESL students yet, therefore, this was quite a learning experience.

What I meant was that she should just grade the composition portion of it and not the capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and any other grammatical errors.

Coming into class this year I felt that my writing abilities were adequate but needed improvement. The feedback I got from my previous teachers was generally that I should add more details so that my writing pieces are longer. Therefore, my grades ended up being B’s and C’s with the occasional A. My writing goals for when I graduate are that my essays, narratives, etc. will be longer and more detailed. I hope to write at least a high school level.

When I first decided to take the class I didn't expect much from it, except for writing tons of essays each week. My expectations were not high because I knew it was another core class I had to get through. However, my expectations were completely overturned after taking this class for a semester. Instead of writing essays each week we had free writing, a walking journal, interesting articles to read, and most importantly lots of interaction with our peers. This class was nothing what I expected and I was really surprised how it turned out to be one of my favorite classes I have taken so far. I have learned so much about improving my writing and grammar, authors, techniques in writing, and even how to cope with stress and organize my thoughts back in order. I learned all about polemic and dialectic writing as

When I first started elementary school I was a normal kid that loved recess just like every other kid my age. As I began to get older I started to noticed that I struggled with my reading skills, which started to affect my writing skills also. One day in third grade, my teacher Ms. Martin took me outside the classroom and told me that everyday starting tomorrow I would be going to a reading class for an hour each day where all I had to do was read to a mentor. At first I was really embarrassed that I needed the extra help with my reading and no one else in my class did. When I got back into the classroom I told my friends why she wanted to talk to me out in the hall and I began to tell them that I got to leave the classroom for an hour each

Michael’s understanding of this genre is very clear. He wires his statements in complete sentences and with a variety of words. He uses evidence from the text to support his claims.

I started this semester with a entirely different mindset than the one I am ending it with. After all the lessons learned, papers written, and opinions changed, I have found myself not completely dreading getting a writing assignment, and even feeling confident with the piece I hand in. Literature will, from now on, be something I look at in a different light that is less stress and more beauty.

When thinking about effective reading and writing, a lot of terms come to mind. Terms such as comprehension, writing fluency, etc. Yet one thing I noticed is that these terms can be addressed by one simple idea. The most important aspect of reading and writing has to do with being “critically engaged”. What this means is that you are able to maximize your effectiveness in terms of pacing, time management, and analyzation.

Explicit writing instruction combined with providing detailed and effective feedback is the driving force English language students need to be successful writers. Educators agree that written feedback is needed and should be applied with the intent of improving student’s writing skills. Unfortunately, educators and researchers often disagree on what written feedback method should be used, when students should be corrected and how often. In an effort to establish a widespread view on the subject, multiple sources and articles will be mentioned and referred to throughout the paper. This paper will examine the similarities and differences of a video, textbook, and two articles as it relates to written feedback in the English second language classroom while shedding light on successful error correction methods used in the classroom.

In teaching and learning English, there are two aspects that should be concerned. The first one is the language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The second one is the language components such as vocabulary, and grammar. These two aspects are taught in order to make the students achieve the ability in communicating both in spoken and written forms.