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first meeting of writing & tech class
did journal writing about ourselves as writers. discovered that my life as a teacher and my life as a writer could be in conflict. teachers must repeat, but in writing it is about clarity of images and ideas...not redundancy -
2nd meeting for writing and technology group at NCSU
amazon review of Engel's book
This was feeling much like being an undergraduate literature major. This was a challenging assignment, but I love literary analysis. -
7/9/2011 3rd meeting at NCSU
Sally Buckner visits the Writing and Technology class to inspire and enlighten -
July 25, 2011 Welcome to England
our lives would be on the moodleOne day after their arrival, the students began class. We explored the three modes of writing. We discussed in the following class days that writers have to begin with self and then extend to the enternal. -
July 30 England
The trip to Oxford was very rewarding. I had recently written an expressive writing about American travelers. The thesis was that people were more the same than different, After meeting Angela, I understood that while human being may be the same...cultures can be and are very differnt. -
July 31 Sunday in Surrey
Guildford Cathedral in Surrey
Church services in Surrey were an inspriation for a poem that I wrote. The poem was pretty good, and I wanted to make sure that I explained that it felt like I was one of the church members...that I had been baptised into the British culture. It was a wonderful day with my classmates who have become my good friends -
Paragraphs
Ruie informs us that paragraphs can be different and have varying purposes. This is quite a shock to us as we discover that after group work, we can create a paragraph with a topic sentence near the end. For logical progression: general to specific details, I always put a topic sentence first. Maybe I just need to loosen up and try something new. -
Today Reflecting on myself as a writer
Writing is a journey. You have to process, think and consider before you write. My best work has come from the peace and quiet I have found here in England. I fear that when I return to America, I will pick up my pace to break neck speed, and forget to think before I write. My mother always taught me to think before I speak, but now I must think before I write. I need to remember that processing time must be built in to my class for kids to have time to think, for ideas and opinions.
