Here are my noteworthy keypoints from "Share Your Writing."
* It's true most of us haven't had many positive writing experiences in our own schooling. Plus, our knowledge of teaching writing has been limited. The only piece I have from high school is a poem about a city. I am going to try and locate it to share with my class.
* I am going to give my students some time this week to talk with others about their favorite memory. Their conversations are going to include: What happened? Why is it important to you? How did the experience change or effect you?
* I would love to try the "snapshot writing" idea soon. Now those could be fun to read!
* I know I have been guilty of modeling finished products in a minilesson or as part of a demonstration. After reading this chapter, I am going to let my students see my in-head-thinking as I change my mind and "mess up." Messy writing is no problem for me! In fact, I always make adjustments when I am writing. Creating a finished product does create unnecessary work for me. After reading this chapter, I understand why students need to see the process I go through when I write on the spot because it's true, that's what we ask them to do. According to this chapter, I am a "real writer." I never realized it before, but I ask myself many of the questions found on page 48 when I am writing. I am loving this blogging!
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Julie,
I know I wrote this in an earlier blog or comment, but I was amazed how my students enjoyed talking together before they wrote. I had not thought of that before I read it in Regie Routman's book.
Even though they talked for awhile, they quickly began to write even before their time was up to visit with each other. Habits, however, are hard to break and before they wrote their snowman stories, I forgot to have them talk with each other. I think I will have them visit now even though they have started. I am hoping it will give them some new ideas. :)
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