Lisia's Blog

  Writers workshop        29/10/23   Hey, blogging family, I hope you all are doing okay, and conquering assignments and exams as they come👍 This academic week was the shortest for the semester so far, as a result, much content was not covered. However, Mrs. Lazarus, ensured we gained new content knowledge by introducing the writing workshop. The writing workshop contains four (4) elements: Teaching time, writing time, conferencing, and sharing time. The strategy puts together everything I have learned about narrative writing like writing ideas, using connections, word choice, and developing a voice are all part of the essence of narrative writing. What stood out to me was the teaching time because at that time one thing is taught, during that time it is possible to check for prerequisite knowledge before delving into the content. We found a partner and shared our narrative piece, each partner listened and provided feedback that could be used ...

   Explode a moment/ zoom in strategy This week’s class was filled with new concepts and content, that created a state of disequilibrium, however, as the week progressed the information began to fit into my schemas. Have you ever wondered why, writing is such a difficult skill, which is developed over time?   Learning to write is critical for emergent writers. This stage should permit early writers limitless opportunities to scribble and draw their stories. Then allow them to share what they have encrypted their ideas because they understand print conveys a message, as a result, they will pretend to read aloud. Over time, there would be a progressive stride from randomly scribbling to a more controlled scribble. The early writers will be guided as they plan their writing, although they would be dependent on the alphabetic principle. Writing about personal interests becomes a priority, however, these writers do not give much detail.   With the confidence and c...

    Hello there! I am at it again, in this week’s class we focused on Narrative writing. Narrative writing tests one’s ability to express their thoughts and experiences compellingly and creatively, yet it follows an inflexible structure. While narrative writing is not entirely new to me, it was an honour to restore some memory on the structure and format and learn new perspectives of narrative writing. The class sessions on narrative writing made me realize that the responsibility of a narrative writer is to make the reader feel connected to the topic through the use of figurative language,   suspense, conflict, and sensory details to paint a vivid picture as writers uniquely tell their stories. There are five components of narrative writing they are as follows: characters, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution.   What stood out most for me is narrative writing follows a clear chronological order which makes the essay easy to follow, this sequential order dis...

  6/10/23 The writing process Hey guys it is blogging time once again! The writing process is a sequence of steps that includes both mental and physical engagements that people (writers) use to produce a good piece of writing. The writing process has five main steps they are: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. This process was an eye-opener for me it helped me understand the importance of organizing my writing in manageable chunks. Regardless of following the steps of the writing process keenly, writing is a time-consuming process, that involves constant back and forth. What stood out to me was how Mrs. Lazarus dissected the different steps that made writing look so easy, although writing can be a very fluid and ‘messy’ process. Miss stresses the importance of spending ample time with your students time during the prewriting stage to allow them to think and decide on the topic or strategies they will use to narrow the topic. Mrs. Lazarus further reiter...