Writer's+Workshop

WRITER'S WORKSHOP REFLECTION Our writer's workshop experience was the most difficult aspect of the class for me. Writing does not come naturally to me, and I spend a good deal of time trying to come up with how to start a piece, whether it is academic or leisure writing. This assignment was no exception. I would have preferred to have a topic to choose from and as a teacher, I will help students create a list of writing ideas in their writer's notebook for this very reason. After struggling to come up with an idea for a children's book or a poem, I ended up using an essay I had already written for my Rider University application. The peer review and editing process was somewhat difficult as well because my partner did not offer constructive feedback. In my own classroom, I will be mindful of how I pair students for peer editing and would probably not add this to writer's workshop until student's had spent a sufficient amount of time working with me on the editing process. The writer's workshop will be an effective tool in my classroom and my experience has made me more sensitive to the difficulty associated with coming up with ideas to write about as well as made me more aware of the importance of pairing and editing skills required to peer edit. media type="scribd" key="45514055" ARG0="key-ojxnb3qvd0l14de0o94" height="600" width="800"