How to get my Students to Submit Quality Writing Assignments?
Selecting Writing Variables T opic Audience Purpose Format Voice
T opic Is the topic limited enough? Do I know enough about the topic? Should I brainstorm with others to learn more about the topic?
Audience Which real audience might I write to? (fellow student, friend, family member, etc) Which imagined audience might I write to? (movie star, historical fjgure, character from novel, river) How much does the audience know about the topic?
Purpose What is my purpose for writing for my specifjc audience? (to tell, to argue, to explain, to entertain) How is my purpose going to narrow my topic?
Format Which format best fulfjls my purpose? (descriptive paragraph, argumentative essay, poem, etc)
Voice Will I use my own voice as the narrator? Will I choose to use a persona? (Shakespeare, endangered animal, pilgrim, polluted beach) How will my audience appreciate my choice of voice?
Writing Variables T opic Audien Purpos Format Voice ce e Fear of dark my teacher to get expository my own credit for paragraph an assignment Fear of dark my father T o tell him letter my own what caused my fear Fear of dark my T o tell her detailed me, at six counselor that my report (imagined) dreams are responsible for my fear of dark
Writing Variables Activity The fjve excerpts are from an assignment that was given to students during the fjrst week of class. They all had to begin with the broad topic of Drugs/Alcohol. Determine the remaining writing variables (audience, purpose, format and voice) for each excerpt.
Jigsaw Activity Writing variables Across the Curriculum T ake a Walk to Brainstorm Invisible Ink
Peer Editing
Peer Editing Students often submit writing assignments that has not been edited by anyone, including themselves. Many papers do not warrant the time and efgort teachers put into them. Students are accustomed to reading the same comments each time they turn in a writing assignment. Sometimes students don’t understand the meaning of AWK, UNCLEAR, COMMA SPLICE, AGRRMENT PROBLEM or CONFUSING A peer editing session can weed out many errors before papers reach the teachers’ eyes. Peer editing is benefjcial to both writer and editor.
Circle Editing Exercise
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