Please explore this slide show and learn more about the process writers engage in to identify, listen to, and write from their inner dialogue. True writing honors the instinct of the writer, drawing from personal experience.
In Monday's Writing Workshop, students chose to write about one of the following prompts:
A photograph - tell the story depicted in a special photograph you have in your room or on your phone.
A song - choose a song that has special meaning for you. Write about the song's meaning, perhaps the person or place the song reminds you of.
Write a Random Autobiography. Examples were provided in class.
A Holley Portrait is a self-portrait in writing in which students use the contours of their thumbprints as a template to write about themselves. Students will complete their pre-writing in class on Tuesday and begin constructing their Portraits. Here is a sneak peek at their thumbprints!
Comparing the writing process: Hand Written versus Computer
"Computer may change our lives into a easy way to work, but we remember things better when we write them down.People prefer typing because is much easier than handwritten and because handwritten is painful.Computer is better for me too and professional, because when I’m writing I always have to make sure if i’m wrong or if my handwriting is good." -Aveni
"Both were difficult because I don’t like writing the first thing that comes to my head and I also always go back and fix mistakes instead of continuing forward. However, if I had to choose one, for this type of exercise, I liked the paper more. I liked it better because it was harder to backtrack and therefore I didn’t do it. On the paper I did base it off of the one I did on the computer so I liked the ideas on the paper better because they were a bit more thought out. For the one on the computer I wasn’t really thinking about the story and why she went on the trip, 'The reasoning for the title being in that order is because it was the order of the places she went on her trip.' On paper I put more thought into what I was writing out, 'She learned more about herself and she learned that it is okay for some things to not be balanced and that she didn’t have to completely rely on herself.'" -Ruth
When asked about her process, Porter shared that she thinks in pictures. She begins with a drawing or sketch of her ideas and thoughts. Once she has a drawing she can begin writing in sentences.
"With paper thoughts come out more easily but with less coherency meanwhile on the computer thoughts come out in a much more readable way. Having access to a computer can be limiting sometimes. But with the paper and pencil I think it’s more genuine. It really shows the person and their writing style without any interference. I prefer the computer because you can think more about what you are writing." -Theo