Writing+Process

This wiki page features ideas related to our understanding of the writing process, including our reflections on Pritchard and Honeycutt's research review.


 * BUBBLE.US BRAINSTORM ON WRITING PROCESS **



Following up on Class 4 and 5, we brainstormed ideas about the writing process. One writing strategy for generating ideas is webbing or clustering -- a visual brainstorming strategy. One online tool that helps facilitate clustering or webbing is [|bubbl.us] which we used to create the web above. Contributors: //James, Anna, Jen, Teresa, Tanesha, Heather, Hannah, Kelly, and Will//

If you have not yet created your account, please do so and add me as a contact -- Carl Young, username: //cayoung//. Please add your bubbl.us user name to your workspace page as well, so I can add you as a contact.

** RESPONDING TO PRITCHARD'S & HONEYCUTT'S "THE PROCESS APPROACH TO WRITING INSTRUCTION **
Each small group will collaborate below to provide a brief summary of the following sections of the article. The goal will be to put this in language that is easy to comprehend and could then be used by other teachers and administrators to serve as a rationale for promoting the teaching of writing using a process approach:
 * For Class 8:** This space will be an effort to // a) // initially summarize the research article, and then // b) // to extend it further (to be discussed).

Research on Writing Process Approach Introduction – Dr. Young

Historical Overview of the Writing Process – Jen, Heather, & James

Early Studies of the Writing Process – Kelly & Tanesha

Research Studies on the Effectiveness of the Writing Process – Teresa, Blakely, & Will

Research on the Impact of the National Writing Project Professional Development Model – Jamye, Anna, & Scott

Where Do We Go From Here? – Hannah & Lakeisha


 * For Class 6:** Building on our brainstormed web / cluster on bubbl.us, our readings, and our class discussion of the writing process, we'll use Pritchard and Honeycutt's review of the research on the writing process approach to teaching writing to get a better sense of this strategy. After reading the chapter provided as a PDF on the moodle, create a wiki page link below and then post a brief reflection about the article, "The Process Approach to Writing Instruction: Examining Its Effectiveness," that addresses what you feel it contributes to your understanding of teaching writing effectively.

Jamye's Research Reflection Heather's Research Response Anna's Research Response Teresa's Process Reflection Tanesha's Process Reflection Jen's Process Reflection Blakely's Reflection Will's Reflection James' Thoughts on Writing Process Lakeisha's response Hannah's Process Reflection Scott's Reflection Kelly's Reflection