Little Victories Build Writers :: Writing Authors Literature Essays

Little Victories Build Writers In Chapter 12 of Creating Writers, Spandel beautifully comments on page 364 that little victories build writers, (Spandel 2001). This statement, as short and simple as it may sound, was the underlying theme from this weeks readings, whether it entails mini-lessons on fiction, constant feedback and revision, or offering positive praise on students writing. It is the little corrections, little care, and the little point in the right direction that helps students reach their potential as writers. at that place were so many anecdotes and examples Spandel offered her audience to demonstrate how important the quality and attitude comments are. I agree that feedback has been a booster and deterrent in my writing and I bet to a greater extent than half our LLED class could concur. I especially loved the examples of negative feedback or unconstructive feedback thats too general. Be more concise, more specific, and needs work, have be en seen all too well. As educators, we must(prenominal) stop this I refuse to become a teacher that students hate writing for. We must praise writers when they do well to increase their motivations and aspirations to become successful writers. I also greatly benefited from her suggestions to promote revision and student writing. Looking at a conference as a short chat, looking at the conference as a means to show the student you care about their writing, and exploitation the conference for bouncing ideas off each other (one on one), are some great ideas. Peer review and peer edit are twain other meaningful methods of writing assessment. I must admit, I didnt think there was a definable difference between the two methods. I enjoyed her explanations of assigning letter grades to numeric- 6 trait grading. I was under the misconception that a 5=A, 4=B, 3=C and so on. Spandel clarified that well for me. However, I find her opinion of grading unrealistic. I feel students need competition and a goal. Sometimes it helps students if extrinsic goals compliment or spark the students intrinsic goals. in particular in an era of raising and testing for standards, grades are necessary and inevitable.