Cutting up my paper was very personal. I really had a hard time using those scissors. I am surprised that I felt that way! Once is was completed and put back together it was a relief to me that my partner put it back the right way! Compliance that's me!
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I had struggled with the order of my paper anyway, so I'm not sure why the scissors and rearranging was so hard for me, but I also had a tough time "cutting".
It was hard for me too! I was very happy mine was put back the correct way also. I wonder how I would have felt if it was all mixed up? Sorry Jackie!
I'm trying to think of a way to get around this problem with kids. How about if they type their writing piece on a word processing program and make two copies. One they cut apart for someone else to reassemble. Then they can use this to ask themselves the question "What does this (re)arrangement tell me about my writing? Then take that one step further (as Sue suggested and demonstrate how easy it is to cut and paste in the processing program.
It was hard to cut up my writing but it made it easier for me to say Oh... why did I write that paragraph? Now only if the research paper would come together as smoothly as the personal narrative has come together.
It was more apprehensive than I thought I would be to cut my work up. This reminds me to be careful in how I present this acitivty to students who are already feeling like their draft is not that great. The last thing I want is for them to feel this is a way to destroy their essay! But presented with perspective and safety - as Sherrie did for us - made this a very effective tool for getting to the deeper level revisions I long for in my students' essays.
I was more apprehensive than I thought I would be to cut my work up. This reminds me to be careful in how I present this acitivty to students who are already feeling like their draft is not that great. The last thing I want is for them to feel this is a way to destroy their essay! But presented with perspective and safety - as Sherrie did for us - made this a very effective tool for getting to the deeper level revisions I long for in my students' essays.
Ditto in anxiety about cutting up my draft. Even though it's saved, I hated to mangle the poor thing. I keep trying to come up with a fairly painless way to initiate this in the classroom. Maybe I could have students write directions for a simple task without listing steps and then cut and have partners paste. This wouldn't be as personal and might get them familiar with the process. Don't know. If anyone has a great idea, let me know.
In my classroom I have kids who write well, but they feel their first draft is also their final draft. This would be a good way to force my kids to continue the revising process.
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