I love collecting writing tools that are directly applicable to the classroom. Seeing so many gathering techniques over the past few days is truly interesting and makes me want to turn around and put them to use immediately. However, one thing I am not sure we have discussed is how to fit all of this information into a unit. Are these strategies given with a composition class in mind? or a standard English class? What I mean by this is, in my experience teachers allot a certain amount of weeks to a given unit to read a text and have students create some kind of writing. While I would like to have students try multiple prewriting strategies, compose multiple drafts, go through multiple revision phases and peer edits, I would find myself adding significant time to already crammed units. I am wondering how much time can reasonably be given to a piece of writing before it is time to move on to the next unit.
Similarly, I am finding that a lot of discussion is being given to narrative writing, however this is probably the least emphasized style in upper grades. Is it problematic that this is the case? Is there a reason most conversation seems to revolve around narrative writing and journaling?
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