litreature
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Introduction.docx
Section One
- Write a paragraph that discusses your overall development as a writer during the unit. • What insights did you gain about the process of writing by being positioned as a writer in the unit? • You might comment on - a rekindling of voice and agency as a writer; improved observational skills; growing self-confidence as a writer; writing as a process of learning; the therapeutic qualities of writing; improvement in written expression.
- Write one paragraph for each of your three writing pieces. • Write in the first-person as this is a personal reflection. • Make sure you include all the points you had made note of in the table and make references to the appendices. • Include five or more references to academic sources.
- Write a concluding paragraph to sum up what you have covered in Section 1 and link this to what you will be doing in Section 2
Section Two
- Explain how your self-knowledge as a writer shapes the way you will teach writing (i.e. your personal pedagogy of writing). Write one body paragraph for each point that you make. • Make references to theories of writing/learning. • Include five or more references to academic sources.
- Finally, write a concluding paragraph to sum up what you have done in Sections 1 and 2.
References
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Piece of writing (Appendices)
Identify pieces of your own original writing to include in your appendices (i.e. Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3). Type these out (edit/proofread) and give them a title each.
Also, note down (i) how your identity as a writer had developed; and
(ii) your understanding of the compositional (writing) process for each of the writings.
You may use this table to help you organize your ideas:
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WRITING CONTEXT |
REFLECTION ON COMPOSITIONAL PROCESS & WRITER IDENTITY; REFERENCE TO LITERATURE |
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When/where/why was the piece written?
(Context) What is it about? |
How did you feel when you were writing it? Did you enjoy writing it? Why/why not? What did you find easy/enjoy? Why? What did you struggle with? Why? How did you overcome challenges if any?
What kind of writer did you perceive yourself to be at that time? How did you position yourself as a writer and why? What did you learn about yourself as you were writing the piece?
Can you relate your experience writing this piece to what the literature says about (i) being a writer and, (ii) learning how to write? |
Write one paragraph for each of your three writing pieces.
• Write in the first-person as this is a personal reflection.
• Make sure you include all the points you had made note of in the table and make references to the appendices.
• Include five or more references to academic sources.
• See below examples:
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Sample 1: My first piece of writing ‘Silence on the sideline’ (Appendix A) was written during the first weeks of the unit. This piece is a narrative describing an initiative from our local soccer association when they had a round of soccer games where the parents were prevented from yelling out. Termed ‘Silent Saturday’ this provided the children the opportunity to play their games without the added pressure from the sidelines. My writing on this topic simply reports the facts. There is minimal expression or detail and as described by Gardner (2018) the piece has a mechanistic approach without very much creativity for the reader. I have positioned myself as a scribe transferring information but without expanding on the details. Around the time of writing ‘Silence on the Sidelines’ I lacked confidence as a writer and was unaware of my capabilities to be able to not only ‘report the facts’ but to also make the writing interesting and engaging for the reader. |
Writing context
Reflection on compositional process
Reference to literature
Reflection on identity as writer |
