Modern Trends in writing - Entry 4

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 With a continuation of the topic trends in writing this week we covered the modern trends as well as some of the essentials of teaching writing. It touched upon how children need time to write and it could be done in the form of journal time where students will perform free writing. It was also said that children need regular responses to their writing as well as the need to publish their work. But the most important fact was that the writer’s workshop covers or goes well with all the major principles. Numerous writing strategies were demonstrated by teacher-student and lecturer alike. The strategies that stood out to me that I would readily implement in my classroom are free writing, sentence combining, teacher modeling, and creativity/imagery instruction. 

Free writing could be implemented either in the morning or the afternoon. This would be beneficial for the students because with practice comes perfection. Sentence combining would be helpful because it enables pupils to improve their readability and interest in their work. It offers chances to impart grammar and punctuation in a pertinent setting. It demonstrates to students how to edit their writing. Teacher modeling would be used to gradually release responsibility to the students so that they can become more independent in their schoolwork.

Last but not least creativity/imagery instruction. This strategy would help students to use their creativity and imagination to create ideas for freewriting and story writing. The imagery would help the students by drawing the reader deeper into the text and engaging their senses. It can also enhance their reading experience. Vivid descriptions can be used in writing to evoke the feelings of touch, taste, hearing, smell, or sight in the reader. 

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  1. Lathelia EdwardsDecember 11, 2022 at 1:48 PM

    Love the idea of free writing, teacher modeling and creativity/imagery instruction. These strategies give students opportunities and adequate time to write. In addition, it encourages a sense of independence in writing which should be one of our goals for our students. Also, it utilizes the senses we were given along with their imagination to write and produce quality pieces of writing.

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