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👋.
