3344 blog 3 chapter3

The reading process

Reading is such a necessity in today's world, but why do people read? There are two reasons people read. The first is aesthetic (for pleasure) and the second is efferent (for information). There are five key features of the reading process.

They are:
* Pre-reading- build background knowledge, set purpose for reading, preview the text
* Reading- shared reading, guided reading, independent reading, buddy reading, and read aloud
* Responding- writing in reading logs or journals, grand conversations, activities
* Exploring- rereading selection, examining the authors craft, finding new vocabulary, and participating in a mini lesson
* Applying- do something with what you've read, projects, social justice, and research.

The writing process

There are many stages to the writing process. The first stage is prewriting. In this stage of the writing process, organization of thoughts and brainstorming occur. Outlining ideas my be done by using a model to follow, either individually or in small groups. The next stage of the writing process includes the 1st 2nd and 3rd copies or the first drafts. Appropriately enough this stage is called drafting. Individual writing is taking place. It can be handwritten or done on the computer. After the first drafts are written it is time to do revising. Changes in are made in sentence structure and wording. Elaboration is added with adjectives and the overall structure of the paper is assessed. This can be done individually first, then checked by a peer, but the last person to revise the paper should be the teacher. During the editing stage, grammatical errors are corrected. Spell check can be used on the computer, verbs need to agree with the subject and other words are checked (it, it is). Editing is accomplished the same way as revising, individually, through a peer and then teacher check. The final stage of the writing process is publishing. This is sharing or displaying of the paper. Getting it out so the public can see it. Examples of publishing are hanging it on the wall in the classroom, displaying it in the library, or making a book.

My personal experience in the reading and writing process.

I admit it. I am a last minute writer, by that I mean the day before I would write my papers. I would do so using most of the steps of the writing process. All of my English Literature teachers have been top notch and have insisted we have at least three drafts with markings on them. We would then turn in everything, all drafts and the final paper. That way the teachers could see the entire writing process.

I also had a duel class in high school, Computer Literacy and English. We would discuss lessons in our English class and then create the paper, project or assignment in our Computer Literacy class. It was a great way to apply what we were studying in English and then learn different ways to create it in Computer Literacy. At the end of the year we created portfolios of all the years work and displayed them in the library. There was an actual day where we explained our works to those visiting the library. It really helped me, because it reinforced the writing process and challenged my creativity.