Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Writers On Writing
This video shows a series of quotes from writers about writing. Many students' fear of writing is due to the fact that it's never discussed in class. Those who struggle with any aspect of writing hold it inside because they may feel alone, but what they may not know is that writing is a hard process that takes time. Their own teachers may struggle from time to time and students need to know and even see that. Why is it important to lead an open discussion about writing with students early on?
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I really liked the quotes from all the different writers, and I think that this would be interesting to show the students. I also think that it is important to have an open discussion on writing so that students can ask any questions they want and use this to become better writers. I think that in order to take away the fear that some people have of writing, an open discussion would be a good first step. I see an open discussion as something that will help both the teacher and the student learn about the writing process together. I also think that discussion would take away some of the impossible standards that students place upon themselves.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed these different quotes. One of my favorite quotes was the one that states, "If you want to be a writer, write." I think this quote is so simple yet it has a lot of truth behind it. I think so often people think that in order to be a writer you have to be published or you have to be well-known but this quote points out that anyone can be a writer, anyone can think of an idea and write it down and therefore they are a writer. Anyone and everyone can be a writer and I feel this is one point we must stress to our students.
ReplyDeleteI really liked these different quotes. They all seemed to point out the idea that everyone is a writer. The quote that talked about how fear is the cause of bad writing I found to be really interesting. So many people are too afraid to write, or just accept the fact that they aren't a "writer" so they don't write. Another quote talked about how many people don't know they can write because they have never tried.
ReplyDeleteI think it is so good to introduce writing a young age, so that students can see themselves as writers from the start. Too many people develop the idea that they aren't writers when they get older, but as these quotes point out , everyone is and can be a writer and I think we should try and help students find that writer inside of them.