The past week has been a new experience for me. Throughout my years of teaching I have covered the writing process and all that it entails; even building upon the skills utilized in writing with my students. However, I have learnt that although I had the knowledge of the writing process, my approach to teaching it hindered their motivation to write.
After being engaged in writing prompt activities throughout the past week’s sessions, I quickly realized that how beneficial these activities are to beginning writers and the writing process. It engages young writers in fun and interesting ways to express their ideas on paper, while also challenging their creativity and exposing them to different writing styles. Prompts are also introduced in small blocks of time, which then increase incrementally over a period, so that students do not get frustrated while writing.
When the writing process starts with topics students are interested in, their motivation and creativity increases, which leads to a better writing experience for them. With the exposure of prompts, young writers will feel more accomplished as they start going through their writing process, simply because they will take ownership and pride in what they are expressing in their writing pieces.
I couldn't have agreed more with this post. The multiplicity of ways that I have been exposed to throughout this past week sessions was beyond exception for me. This new experience has encouraged and motivated me as a writer in so many ways. Hence, I am able to listen to my favourite song and express my thoughts and feelings about it through writing. As I learn about these new techniques to prompt writing, I must admit I am well equipped with an exciting tool to employ within my classroom, as I get my students to engage in process writing. Furthermore, I endeavor not to just stop here, but to get as much information and more creative ways that enables me as a teacher to promote writing among my students.
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