- we worked in small groups of two and we read and gave feedback to our partners about the small writing piece brought to the session
- the feedback was framed around the following parameters
- readability, interest, flow of the sentences and the paragraph
- use of conjunctions to create flow (so that our sentences aren't too short and choppy)
- is the person making a point? what is the point the writer is trying to make
- In the joint feedback session the following discussion points were raised
- problems with tenses and using tenses
- long sentences without punctuation (can leads to confusion about what the sentence is trying to express)
- being clear about what it is that you want to express in your sentence (some of the examples shared during the session showed how no amount of changes to the grammar or to the sentence structure helped to make the sentence clear). Being clear about what the point is you want to express in you sentence was shown to be more important than focusing on getting the grammar right
- there is value in reading your sentences out ALOUD as a way of doing some self-review and editing of your own right. This practice sometimes helps to show-up mistakes/problems in your writing.
- writing is a process involving many writing-review-edit-writing cycles and the production of many drafts
NEXT WEEK: making your argument clear
- rework the paragraph you are currently working on the topic of the different ways in which greet or address the people we meet or interact with in our daily life
- FOCUS on expressing your position,your argument, making clear what you position on the topic is.
- through your little paragraph you must be able to convince your reader of your particular point of view
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