Well, we have come to the end of this blogging journey. Before we conclude, however, I briefly want to talk about our class session in LIT102, where we learned how to analyse students’ writing. Analysing students’ Writing pieces is hard work! It takes lots of practice and, in my opinion, is time-consuming.
Using the 6 + 1 writing traits, teachers are expected to explain the task of the writing piece. In our LIT102 class, we were placed into pairs to practice analysing a ‘Vacation Time’ writing piece.
Overall, my take ways from the session were, using the 6 + 1 writing traits, one will analyse the student’s writing piece by:
Ideas: One will assess the depth, originality, and clarity of the student’s thoughts, concepts, and information.
Organisation: Organised to evaluate the logical and coherent arrangement or explanation of the student’s ideas.
Voice: One will also consider the student’s writing style and the expression of feelings and convictions expressed through their words.
Word Choice: One intends to assess the student’s use of language to decide whether or not the words used effectively engage the reader.
Sentence Fluency: One will also seek to evaluate the flow and rhythm of the student’s writing piece.
Conventions: Besides revision, the correctness of grammar, punctuation, and spelling in the student’s writing piece will also be assessed.
Lastly, one will consider the overall appearance and formatting of the writing piece. Notably, while this writing trait is not directly taught to students, it is regarded as an essential trait.
This blogging experience was also a welcomed new strategy that I found helpful in effectively remembering what LIT102: Promoting Writing in Primary Grades has taught me.
I intend to implement all that I have learned into my literacy classroom, such as how one can slow down in one's narrative writing to zoom in on a moment as well as consider the purpose and audience of one's writing. I will also rely on my blogging family to help me remember the fundamental concepts of this course that I learned.
Overall, I truly enjoyed this blogging experience, though I must admit, it was challenging to be motivated to continuously blog at times. Thanks for viewing my blogging page and sharing your valuable insights on various writing concepts in LIT102: Promoting Writing in Primary Grades. Adeus👋.
Hey Denisha, thank you for all the insightful pieces of information. The handout on the 6+1 Writing Traits was the key aspect in analysing the student's writing. Once you understand the traits, analysing any writing pieces is made easy. I hope that this blogging experience was an amazing journey and you can surely call on me for help at any time.
ReplyDeleteHello Dessy-Ann,
DeleteIndeed, the handout given was very helpful in analysing the student’s narrative writing. Also, upon reflection, to successfully use the 6+1 Writing Traits in analysing a student’s writing, I believe I should routinely use the content and ideas presented by my students in their composition. This also involves me being able to evaluate the clarity and originality of the ideas they presented in their writing piece and their relevance to the topic. From reading your response, you have encouraged me to determine if there is a logical flow of information in my students’ writing. Thank you for that.
Blessings and Greetings to you Denisha, although you made mention in your blog that analysing a student piece is hard work, we both can agree that it is very beneficial in assisting our students in becoming better writers. As Dessy-Ann rightfully said the 6+ 1 handout is very useful in analysing students writing, it's like a passport for successful writing. This blogging was truly a new experience and I will be very happy to share this with teachers at the upper levels. If there is any way I can be of assistance, am here. As you said we are blogging family, it was truly a pleasure working with you both and lets make the best out of all that we learnt from our LIT102 classes ( Promoting writing in Primary Grades).
ReplyDeleteMakeda,
DeleteYes, it is beneficial, but one believes there is an acquired ‘art’ that will take lots of practice. Therefore, one will continuously research how to analyze students’ writing to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each student’s writing, which can help me tailor my instruction to meet the needs of individual learners.