Givens in class writing

23. Assigning writing, marking, and grading it, then returning it is not teaching writing. Teaching requires explicit instruction, repeated modeling, frequent feedback during the writing process, multiple opportunities for writing in a variety of genres, both formal and informal, and practice over an extended period of time.

I agree with “given” because I feel for myself and other students that when we revise and go over papers numerous times you come up with a better product then your first draft you started with. When a teacher hands back and paper and has red ink covering it then I feel discouraged about my writing and not confident for the next writing assignment. If a teacher goes over the paper with students then that gives the student an opportunity to realize what they did wrong and what skills they need to work on to improve their writing. Getting feedback while in the process of writing tends to help students so they are continually making the same mistakes over and over again throughout their paper. This also gives the student an opportunity to ask the teacher questions and advice if they need help with something. Going over a paper several times allows us to catch mistakes when wouldn’t ordinarily make if we just slowed down and analyzed our writing.