Buddha once wrote, "ALL EXPERIENCE IS PRECEDED BY MIND" --- and that includes writing! If you come into ELA class with a positive attitude, accepting that you have to write and deciding to make the most out of it by being prepared to learn and doing your best, then your experience in ELA (and your experience with writing) will be positive! This, among other things, was what we talked about in ELA today.
Having a thoughtful discussion with students along with hearing all their great ideas as they brainstormed was a remarkable experience. The more we examine and talk about writing as well as practice it, the more enjoyable it becomes as students further understand how to write and the importance of writing.
These composition tips really helped too!
Composition Writing
Tips
Make it personal. Relate to the prompt in some way.
If you can find a way to identify with the prompt it will allow you to write
more freely and easily.
Embellish. This may play a factor in helping you
identify with the prompt. You can
exaggerate. Make your story more interesting by adding detail. Figurative
language can be part of that detail. Don’t be afraid to tap into your
imagination to produce more interesting writing!
Engage your readers. Use dialogue and figurative language.
Do not make it a list. Do not TELL. SHOW with your writing! HOOK your readers
in with a catchy lead! Write something that you would want to keep reading.
Make it worthy of being read. What is your audience going to get
out of reading your composition? Will they learn something? Will they be
entertained? Will they discover a new outlook on life? Will they begin to view
something differently? Don’t just go
through the motions. If you are going to write something--- make it
worth-reading!
