1. Question: On page 5, Britton gives an example of a 10 yr. old girl’s writing where the entire piece is dialogue. I had a student who wrote exactly like that, and didn’t feel very successful with him. I’m wondering how I move a student beyond writing entirely in dialogue. What steps can I take? What feedback/advice can I give him/her?
2. Visual:
| Types of Writing | ||
| Transactional | Expressive | Poetic |
| Letters, post cards, instructions, research papers, grants, chats | Grateful list, shopping list, facebook, letters | Poems, songs, love notes, short stories, lyric essay |
3. Predict: I think I can use this information to help students think about who their audience is for each piece of writing. This will help them move from expressive writing to more transactional and poetic writing.
4. Connect: I connected this to where my 3rd graders are as writers. They are very expressive, writing as if everyone knows their inner thoughts and meanings without all the details. They have trouble detaching themselves and writing for an audience who doesn’t know them or the details of an event or story they are writing.
5. Response: Being aware of what makes a piece of writing expressive, transactional or poetic helps me recognize it in students’ writing and will help me take writers who are primarily expressive and gently guide them to do more transactional and poetic writing.
I love how you presented this. It was clear and easy for me to understand. The graphic organizer was very helpful. Geri
ReplyDeleteI agree, and I like very much how you discuss how your students have a hard time detaching themselves...what does this mean to you?
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