In “Process Writing and the Secondary School Reality” by Barbara Carney, she explains she effectively made students participate in the writing process through a series of events that were creative, yet also followed the formal English curriculum of composition. She felt this was achieved through student ownership of their writing. This created a relaxed atmosphere … Continue reading Teaching the Writing Process in Secondary School
Mara Casey and StephanI. Hemenway Summary Mara and Nina, a former student and currently a 3rd grade teacher, are conducting a longitudinal study about the writing program provided in the education system. They started with third graders and following the same students all the way through twelfth grade. During the study the student would be … Continue reading Structure and Freedom: Achieving a Balanced Writing Curriculum
What is Revision? Rewording Deletion Adding Substituting Proofreading Revision IS a Creative Process. It requires one to reflect on what is written, what is meant, and what is missing. Is not just crossing your T’s and dotting your I’s. It is part of it, but not the most important part. DIX STUDY Proposed two types. … Continue reading Dix on Revision
After noticing a trend toward linear models of writing being taught in schools, Sommers decided to take a look at the way these models changed the way students thought of, approached, and viewed the revision process. She compared the opinions expressed by student writers to those of experienced adult writers, and her findings were rather … Continue reading Revision as Re-“Vision”
Summary Elizabeth Dinkins realized that revision, thought it is an important element of writing, is often ignored by not only students, but teachers as well. She conducted a study along side a teacher to see if an effective teaching method for revision could be found. Other studies show that revision is “recognizing a dissonance between … Continue reading Middle School Student’s Perspectives of and Responses to Strategic Revision Instruction
Summary In the except for Stephen King’s memoir On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, King explains that writing is a skill to be built upon. King makes the analogy of a toolbox. His uncle own a toolbox that “had three levels, the top two removable, all three containing little drawers as cunning as Chinese … Continue reading
What does it take for someone to master something? Passion Ability Opportunity*** Bill Joy Bill Joy went to the University of Michigan at the age of 16. He helped rewrite UNIX software system. He is known as the Edison of the Internet. He is one of the most influential people of our time. How did … Continue reading The 10,000 Hour Rule
BRIEF SUMMARY: Williams’ essay tells the story of three different writing mindsets: the journalist, the writer, and the teacher, and how Williams knows about all three firsthand. Williams’ journalist self stems from his desire to get into journalism when he was very young. He was always taught “Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy,” yet he wanted to tell … Continue reading Never Let the Truth Stand in the Way of a Good Story
Brief Summary Gardner sets fiction apart from any other type of writing, he claims it shouldn’t be “mixed with freshman composition.” His thoughts are quite harsh when it comes to learning the basics. His main points are types of fiction writers, realistic and fabulist writers. How writers are influenced and how they produce their work, … Continue reading Basic Skills, Genre, and Fiction as Dream
Brief Summary Brand discusses how emotions, as a subject of study, have been ignored in the field of psychology in writing. So far, writing has been considered an act of logic rather than emotion, but Brand disagrees with this notion. She feels that emotions are a key component of the writing experience and explains her … Continue reading The Why of Cognition: Emotion and the Writing Process
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