More on AUTHENTIC WRITING INSTRUCTIONIn his post, "School Writing vs. Authentic Writing" on Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers who Care (a really great blog to bookmark!), Ken Lindblom describes authentic approaches to writing instruction as an alternative to "schooled," rote, scripted writing that most students are usually asked to perform.
Have a read through this short resource. Consider any of these questions or respond to something else!:
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Kaila Morris
2/14/2017 05:44:29 am
Lindblom states, "The advantages of authentic writing go far beyond simply motivating students. They also help students develop real-world writing skills that they will need when they’re no longer writing for teachers." He discusses how students are writing everyday via the social media and how important it is for students to be able to write "effectively, intelligently, and ethically." The examples that Lindblom gives for authentic writing is a teacher allowed her elementary students to write to their school's cafeteria petitioning them to change the menu. Another example he gave was he and his student composed a website called, “Improving Academic Writing: A Guide for Teachers and Students," and he spoke of how they put their all into it because they were attaching their names and reputations to it.
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Matt Potts
3/12/2017 10:59:30 am
I enjoyed this article because it speaks to the motivation of writing. When Ken Lindblom speaks of authority it makes me think a lot about the ownership of writing. It helps the student get excited about writing as opposed to just reaching for a word count. It also can help the student realize that what they will write in the future could do good in the world or even get them a job.
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Madeline Binney
3/26/2017 12:49:04 pm
In “School Writing Vs. Authentic Writing”, Ken Lindblom presents the idea of purpose as a shaping factor for students’ writing. Lindblom states that in giving the writing a real-world purpose—instead of it being an assignment for a teacher or test scorer who knows more about the topic than the student and whose goal is to determine whether the writing is correct or wrong—the students gain ownership of their writing; Lindblom describes this as authority. It’s interesting to note, as Lindblom states using an image of the word, that within the word “authority” is the word “author”. The students are the creators of their own works that show their own opinion rather than simply being the writer of a paper that is often not personally connected to the individual.
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Sara Cain
4/2/2017 05:36:02 pm
I definitely agree that authority is a major factor in the quality of students' writing. Asking questions that promote authentic writing increases students' interest in both their work and the topics they are discussing, leading to greater pride in their results. Students should receive advice rather than the 'right answer,' allowing them to be more invested in their writing and enabling them to develop the most convincing arguments possible. Like Lindblom notes, the best way in which we can help students develop authority in their writing is through fostering authentic writing experiences. We must let students have agency in what they write and how they write it, what audience do they wish to reach, and the most effective way to convey their messages to that audience. I believe that when we begin utilizing authentic writing experiences to support students' authority in their writing, we will finally see their best work.
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