WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR WRITING FELLOW
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1) Talk about the next formal writing assignment that is going to be due. Go over the actual written assignment. Really interrogate what the assignment description is asking a writer to do.
2) Once you really understand the assignment, you can brainstorm with your fellow about ideas for writing the paper. You can talk about how well each topic idea might hold up, what might work better, etc.
3) You can look at your in-class writings. Your fellow might be better at reading my handwriting. You can talk about whether some or all of those writings might make for a good essay, based on the assignment that is next due, and what that essay might look like.
4) You can read a draft out loud to your fellow. That’s what I do in my conferences with you. Than I talk with you holistically about the essay—what I like about the essay, what is not working so well for me. What I think the point is. Where I think you are proving it. Where I think you need better information and language. Your fellow can do this work with you too.
5) Once you get the paper back, read the comments that I’ve given you with your fellow. Read the comments I hand-write in the margins. Make sure you are clear about what I’m asking you to do to make the paper better.
6) Once you’ve talked about the comments, you can talk about what you should try to do for next time on a new assignment or in a revision of the paper in front of you.
7) You can go over reading journals/comments on reading journals. I really value reading, and I take those journals seriously.
8) You can ask for help with writing assignments for other classes if you want to talk about those. That can be very helpful.
2) Once you really understand the assignment, you can brainstorm with your fellow about ideas for writing the paper. You can talk about how well each topic idea might hold up, what might work better, etc.
3) You can look at your in-class writings. Your fellow might be better at reading my handwriting. You can talk about whether some or all of those writings might make for a good essay, based on the assignment that is next due, and what that essay might look like.
4) You can read a draft out loud to your fellow. That’s what I do in my conferences with you. Than I talk with you holistically about the essay—what I like about the essay, what is not working so well for me. What I think the point is. Where I think you are proving it. Where I think you need better information and language. Your fellow can do this work with you too.
5) Once you get the paper back, read the comments that I’ve given you with your fellow. Read the comments I hand-write in the margins. Make sure you are clear about what I’m asking you to do to make the paper better.
6) Once you’ve talked about the comments, you can talk about what you should try to do for next time on a new assignment or in a revision of the paper in front of you.
7) You can go over reading journals/comments on reading journals. I really value reading, and I take those journals seriously.
8) You can ask for help with writing assignments for other classes if you want to talk about those. That can be very helpful.