LLED Ray Ch. 7, 8, 19

In chapter 7 of the reading, I noticed that it says to do what I see my teacher doing a lot of the time. She walks around the room throughout the students writing time letting the children know that she is intrigued by their works. She also invited them one by one up to her desk to conference with them on their writings. During this time she usually shows them ways that the students have already learned to improve their works. She also shows that her presence in the classroom is not just sitting behind her desk. Her responsibility is to walk around and help every student and she demonstrates this very well during writing time.

Chapter 8 speaks about trying to control the chaos of writing. Once again my teacher is great at understanding the different amounts of time it takes her students to complete their writings. She does give time frames for students to complete their writing assignments and to publish them, but she allows freedom to work at their own rates while in the midst of the writing process. There are constant conferences and the students usually work together which seems to cause more chaos. Somehow it all comes together in the end.

Chapter 19 is a great way to finish out the book. It speaks about publishing. Deadlines are very important and need to be established well in advance before the due dates. Finishing a piece can also be difficult since sometimes as writers we have so much to say and only a few weeks to put it in a text. Take for example a narrative, how can a person place so much about a topic in a short text. We could also take the other side and say how can we add to a text when there is nothing left to say. Only the writer knows when a piece is finished and it is important to understand this concept in writing and publishing.