First we set up our blogs. tada! Then, Professor Chandler wrote...
The Question:
What did chapters 1-3 talk about that would be important for the writing center?"
My Answer:
One area discussed in chapters 1-3 is one on one discussion about what is written and anything that is difficult about it to understand (part of the Reader Response section). This is crucial to the process of writing because you are able to formulate your ideas and discuss them with someone else, bouncing ideas back and forth.
Another area discussed is Peer Tutoring. Here students learn by reaching their peers. Again, each student will discuss his or her writing and together they have the potential to come up with new ideas which they could not have thought up alone.
One point mentioned that I believed was important was this, a tutor doesn't offer the writer therapy, but advice on his or her writing. As a caring individual, I've always found this a hard line not to cross. Often, the writer is expressing his or her feelings through writing and it's important for a tutor to remind himself or herself of that often.
Group Answers:
We broke up into groups and discussed our answers. This helped me grasp a better understanding of the chapters because Benito, Angela, and I each had different important information to contribute.
Thoughts Into Words (know what's best for them)
Writing versus Talking
Writing Talking
jog memory quiet - forced awkwardness
increase understanding public
find language creates rivalry
organize thoughts confirmation - when someone shares your idea
make connections (see titles) give & get - create new ideas
ownership of ideas (in your own words) fluid
limits what you can say
actualizes ideas
private
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