Class Notes
Recorded: 7/5/18
Multiple drafts
Teacher acting as real writer
Content vs. correction?
In ESL/EFL contexts
Feedback—difficulty of writing without constructive feedback
People have an “ideal” in their mind
Mistakes made along the way because it’s a process
Feedback from yourself, your peers, and authority
Feedback guidelines/directive feedback
Students develop their own set of feedback
Caring
Eliminate the idea of students as inferior
Write because you have something to say
The teacher needs to care about what the student is writing
Especially in our memories, one teacher who really cared about we were doing
Acceptance of corrections
Writing as fun vs. writing as work/nerve wracking
Students are very anxious about writing
Relevant topics that they care about
Ownership of topics
Assigned purpose vs. personal purpose
I-Search paper
Dialogue about writing/conferencing
Positive feedback
Value in each person’s writing
TEXAS sample/prescriptive way to write (topic, explanation, example, analysis, summary)