Blog #5 for 3/05/21- Oscar

Hello everyone,

Sorry for posting this late. There were a lot of interesting ideas talked about in the readings that stood out to me. It is so interesting how literally every single chapter/article that we read offers a new insight on writing and how to teach writing. I've decided to create a list of things I learned this past week and what I found interesting. 


1. I found it interesting how Sommers talked about repetition and how many writers mainly struggle with that and try to fix that during the revision process. In my journal entries, I talked about this more and how I feel that repetition is one my biggest struggles. I feel like I am constantly repeating myself in my writing to reinforce my ideas and make sure the reader is understanding what I am trying to do. I think it is important for students and writers to learn ways to eliminate repetition and to learn what we can do to prevent it. 


2. I also found the Elbow/Belanoff reading very interesting. The reading talked about the center of gravity and how to use it and why it is useful. I was able to make connections to this and relate to it because in one of my undergrad courses, we used this during our peer review process and I found it to be very helpful. It allowed us to see the good and the bad in our paper and what our focus is. I see myself incorporating this in my future classroom. 

3. The Straub readings was quite interesting too because I was able to relate to it in the sense that I have no idea how to grade effectively. I feel like I am either too nice or too mean and I struggle to find a balance in between. It was interesting to read the "how to sound" passage. I also liked the idea of having an actual one on one conversation with your students after reading a draft. It makes the students feel like the teachers do care and it allows us to truly talk to them, help them, and guide them. 


4. Lastly, I really liked what Anson/Davis/Vilhotti were talking about and the activity they mentioned. I think I will incorporate the activity of students curating their own rubric in my classroom. It will be fun and it will be a learning lesson for both the students and I. 

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