Thursday, July 29, 2010
6 + 1 traits week 3 Tuesday
I feel that out of 6 + 1 traits, conventions is the one I have the most trouble with. Sometime I dont why when I write I lose focus. I start to write fragments and my work can sometimes just get all over the place. Its not that I can do these thing like write good sentances, its just for some reason sometimes I can drift in my writing. Meaning I start out good, but as I on I make simple grammatical errors, and thimgs of that nature. Im trying to stay more focused in my writing.
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Tyree,
ReplyDeleteI can understand why conventions seems to be the most challenging of the traits for you - it includes so much! It also includes most of the things that make writing different from speaking language. For example, in speech you pause by leaving some extra silence; in writing you must choose a writer to use a dash, ellipsis, parentheses, comma or semicolon to give your reader clues as to what KIND of pause you were looking for. (And that's just the start of conventions!)
I'll be sharing a self-scoring rubric with everyone tomorrow that features questions and things to look for in terms of conventions. We'll also work more on that next week - what to look for in your own writing. It's good to know that conventions is an area where you want to continue to work right now.
Cheers
Ms. Rae