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 Entry 5: Writing Strategies

“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” – Richard Bach

 In class, we did a total of twenty-four (24) writing strategies. However, I chose five (5) of my favorite strategies that stood out to me during the class presentations.

1.      Free writing – I learned that as teachers we should not assign topics. We should neither require students to share their journals nor ask students to conform to a specific format. I will also add that we should not grade journals as I believe that journals are supposed to be used to encourage writing, express their thoughts and feelings on paper, and develop their writing skills.

2.      Paragraph Structure – ensure that there is a beginning, middle, and ending. Lower grades K to 2 can work on writing 3 paragraphs with the guidance of the teacher. While upper grades 3-6 can work on 5 paragraphs with the guidance of the teacher.

3.      Taking notes – this should be a skill that all students should acquire by the end of their primary education. This can be structured or unstructured. Students should use graphic organizers or some sort of outline. Note-taking helps to organize and summarize sources of texts that must be read, internalized, and recapitulate.

4.      Inquiry Instruction – students obtain content or information from text through observation, presentation, and textual analysis. This is most affected when it is authentic, student-centered questions, collaborative and cooperative learning and application of finding to real world problems/scenarios.

      

5.      Collaboration – teachers should establish a routine of frequent group work activities inside and outside of the classroom. Also, practice planning, drafting, revising and editing which can be done in pairs or small groups. This strategy helps students to feel less intimidated by each other and learn to seek and value input from classmates instead of competing. In order words, encourage teamwork among students which can enhance their learning and performance.






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