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Group Advising
Start-Up Activity
Read and discuss page 45 as a class. Point out that since most writing is meant to be shared, it helps a writer to get peer reactions before a piece is published. (Similarly, businesses often test market a product before releasing it.) Next, begin a group-advising test run: Have your class complete a brief freewriting exercise. Then have partners read and react to one another’s writing. Ask them to make one positive comment and ask one question (or make one suggestion) about the writing.
It's important to understand that some English Language Learners will be unfamiliar and uncomfortable with peer advising. It may be easier for them to share their writing with just one person (at first, the teacher) until they understand how the process works and what is expected of them.
Think About It
“Comment on what you like in the writing. . . . What you say must be honest, but you don’t have to say everything you feel.”
—Ken Macrorie
Group Advising
Start-Up Activity
Read and discuss page 45 as a class. Point out that since most writing is meant to be shared, it helps a writer to get peer reactions before a piece is published. (Similarly, businesses often test market a product before releasing it.) Next, begin a group-advising test run: Have your class complete a brief freewriting exercise. Then have partners read and react to one another’s writing. Ask them to make one positive comment and ask one question (or make one suggestion) about the writing.
It's important to understand that some English Language Learners will be unfamiliar and uncomfortable with peer advising. It may be easier for them to share their writing with just one person (at first, the teacher) until they understand how the process works and what is expected of them.
Think About It
“Comment on what you like in the writing. . . . What you say must be honest, but you don’t have to say everything you feel.”
—Ken Macrorie
