The question that I decided to answer is..
2) What kinds of writing assignments did you have in school that you particularly enjoyed, and why did you enjoy them? Please identify at least one particular writing assignment that stood out to you, describe it, and explain what the teacher did that made you love the assignment. What kinds of writing assignments did you have in school that you disliked, and why did you dislike them? Please identify at least one particular writing assignment that stood out to you, describe it, and explain why you disliked it. How did these experiences connect with concepts from this week's reading or PowerPoint? How will your answers from the previous questions influence how you structure opportunities for your students to write in your discipline?
I had to really think about this question what type of writing assignments did I have in school. The first one that pops into mind is research papers, but I did not particularly enjoy that type of writing. The reason why I disliked them is because I hated how long it took to write as well as the writing style that you have to use. The way my teachers acted when they gave us the assignment as well was interesting. It was as if the teachers disliked giving the assignment as much as the students disliked doing it.(that maybe just my perspective because I really didn't like this assignment). I disliked how we spent so much time doing research, and then the extra time spent writing the assignment. Overall I just don't like writing research papers.
So I thought about it and my favorite type of writing was a persuasive essay. I loved arguing my point of view. My favorite teacher Mrs. Dunsmore was my high school english teacher, and she taught me to love writing essays.
Mrs. Dunsmore described writing as an extension of oneself. (In case you cannot tell she was also the drama teacher.) She really made me think about what I wanted to state through the paper. She always was very accepting of all of the students opinions. She would say as long as you can back up your opinions with facts then you can write about anything you want to. That is the reason I learned to love writing. For me the easiest thing to write is a persuasive essay because that teacher took the time to explain and listen to her students.
I still have a hard time writing papers, but this teacher made me want to write. It was like I could make no mistakes, because she was there to help me when I made them. I am not quite sure how to explain it well, but I had her the last year she was teaching so maybe she had learned all the things she needed in order to be the best teacher. I just really liked having a teacher I could depend on to teach me as well as to help me to learn from my mistakes. Another point is that she loved teaching english and how to write papers and it showed.
My high school english teacher was really good about going through the levels of writing without us, as students even understanding what she was doing. For example one day in class we would write a paragraph about a topic we had a stance on, like I hate student lunches, or sports should be banned from school. We had to write a paragraph on why we thought the way we did. It was a level one writing very informal. Then before I realized it we turned that one paragraph into a five paragraph essay then we did partner checks and handed in the paper. She was very good at going through the levels of writing.
How I would like to apply this to my own classroom is to make my classroom a safe haven for my students. A place where we can learn to love the science without fear of judgement. Basically I want a fun learning environment where I can teach my major and love teaching and my students can love learning. I want the students to be able to write about science with confidences as well as the ability to write in a scientific community. I am still struggling with writing, but I want my students to be able to understand that it takes time to be able to understand science and then be able to write a paper about science.
How this ties into this week's powerpoint is "clear writing helps bring about clear thinking." I really liked that if we write about what we are learning about we are able to understand the material better. I think about it in a different way, I always repeat everything that I'm thinking out loud. For example this last group assignment we met before class, and you can ask my partners I kept repeating what we were going to do for the presentation a lot of times. That is how I was able to understand and clarify what we were doing for the presentation. It is the same with writing. Writing is just another outlet to help the students to understand what they are learning about better.
2) What kinds of writing assignments did you have in school that you particularly enjoyed, and why did you enjoy them? Please identify at least one particular writing assignment that stood out to you, describe it, and explain what the teacher did that made you love the assignment. What kinds of writing assignments did you have in school that you disliked, and why did you dislike them? Please identify at least one particular writing assignment that stood out to you, describe it, and explain why you disliked it. How did these experiences connect with concepts from this week's reading or PowerPoint? How will your answers from the previous questions influence how you structure opportunities for your students to write in your discipline?
I had to really think about this question what type of writing assignments did I have in school. The first one that pops into mind is research papers, but I did not particularly enjoy that type of writing. The reason why I disliked them is because I hated how long it took to write as well as the writing style that you have to use. The way my teachers acted when they gave us the assignment as well was interesting. It was as if the teachers disliked giving the assignment as much as the students disliked doing it.(that maybe just my perspective because I really didn't like this assignment). I disliked how we spent so much time doing research, and then the extra time spent writing the assignment. Overall I just don't like writing research papers.
So I thought about it and my favorite type of writing was a persuasive essay. I loved arguing my point of view. My favorite teacher Mrs. Dunsmore was my high school english teacher, and she taught me to love writing essays.
Mrs. Dunsmore described writing as an extension of oneself. (In case you cannot tell she was also the drama teacher.) She really made me think about what I wanted to state through the paper. She always was very accepting of all of the students opinions. She would say as long as you can back up your opinions with facts then you can write about anything you want to. That is the reason I learned to love writing. For me the easiest thing to write is a persuasive essay because that teacher took the time to explain and listen to her students.
I still have a hard time writing papers, but this teacher made me want to write. It was like I could make no mistakes, because she was there to help me when I made them. I am not quite sure how to explain it well, but I had her the last year she was teaching so maybe she had learned all the things she needed in order to be the best teacher. I just really liked having a teacher I could depend on to teach me as well as to help me to learn from my mistakes. Another point is that she loved teaching english and how to write papers and it showed.
My high school english teacher was really good about going through the levels of writing without us, as students even understanding what she was doing. For example one day in class we would write a paragraph about a topic we had a stance on, like I hate student lunches, or sports should be banned from school. We had to write a paragraph on why we thought the way we did. It was a level one writing very informal. Then before I realized it we turned that one paragraph into a five paragraph essay then we did partner checks and handed in the paper. She was very good at going through the levels of writing.
How I would like to apply this to my own classroom is to make my classroom a safe haven for my students. A place where we can learn to love the science without fear of judgement. Basically I want a fun learning environment where I can teach my major and love teaching and my students can love learning. I want the students to be able to write about science with confidences as well as the ability to write in a scientific community. I am still struggling with writing, but I want my students to be able to understand that it takes time to be able to understand science and then be able to write a paper about science.
How this ties into this week's powerpoint is "clear writing helps bring about clear thinking." I really liked that if we write about what we are learning about we are able to understand the material better. I think about it in a different way, I always repeat everything that I'm thinking out loud. For example this last group assignment we met before class, and you can ask my partners I kept repeating what we were going to do for the presentation a lot of times. That is how I was able to understand and clarify what we were doing for the presentation. It is the same with writing. Writing is just another outlet to help the students to understand what they are learning about better.
