In his essay, “Tracing Trajectories of Practice”, Kevin Roozen, a professor at the University of Central Florida, claims extradisciplinary activities help develop literacy skills (159). In his research, he studied a student, Lindsey Rachels, on the effects of extradisciplinary engagements on her writing. In her case, Lindsey kept a prayer journal and created visual designs for her undergraduate class. She developed a skill of studying and learning more in-depth through writing passages and analyzing them. Through her art class, she learned how to organize her papers. Lindsey’s experience helped shape her writing. Roozen concluded that what helped Lindsey improve her writing was the process she took in writing her journals and creating visual
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One teacher that left an impression on her was Mr. Scott. He was one of her teachers for her senior year in high school. He was a very harsh grader, so students struggled in his class. However, while most teachers only graded papers based on grammar or the accuracy of the information, Mr. Scott made sure his students got back on the right track. He gave advices such as “you need to emphasize this” or “you could add more information here.” This was new to her because she usually only received positive feedbacks. It was also helpful because she wanted to know what she did wrong, so she would not continue making the same mistake. She said that she is naturally stubborn, so the more negative feedback she receives, the harder she works to make it better. Petersen states, “When children sense insecurity in praise, it is disregarded and turned into negative motivation” (195). If there is something that needs to be corrected, it should be mentioned instead of overlooking the issue. The person might be asking your opinion to improve their writing just as Kayla wanted to revise her …show more content…
In the book, Writing About Writing, a lot of insights from the authors apply to the real world. For example, in Mike Bunn’s “How to Read Like a Writer”, he states “when you Read Like a Writer (RLW) you work to identify some of the choices the author made so that you can better understand how such choices might arise in your own writing” (xix-xx). The readings in class have enabled her to make connections with readings outside of class; even in her favorite genres such as romance and modernized fairy tales. Min-Zhan Liu mentioned language “was made by someone else and was then acquired and used by [her]” (xxxix). This applies to Kayla as well. She thinks about the writer’s mindset such as how they created the imaginary world or setting. She uses what she learns from her readings in her own writing. The book also emphasizes that no matter what you read, it is applicable to the real world. Petersen believes “students should be able to find connections with their school work and how it may apply in their own lives” (196). If what you learn at school cannot be used in anything else in life, there is no point of learning it in the first place. Kayla thinks her schoolwork is relevant to things outside of
One teacher that left an impression on her was Mr. Scott. He was one of her teachers for her senior year in high school. He was a very harsh grader, so students struggled in his class. However, while most teachers only graded papers based on grammar or the accuracy of the information, Mr. Scott made sure his students got back on the right track. He gave advices such as “you need to emphasize this” or “you could add more information here.” This was new to her because she usually only received positive feedbacks. It was also helpful because she wanted to know what she did wrong, so she would not continue making the same mistake. She said that she is naturally stubborn, so the more negative feedback she receives, the harder she works to make it better. Petersen states, “When children sense insecurity in praise, it is disregarded and turned into negative motivation” (195). If there is something that needs to be corrected, it should be mentioned instead of overlooking the issue. The person might be asking your opinion to improve their writing just as Kayla wanted to revise her …show more content…
In the book, Writing About Writing, a lot of insights from the authors apply to the real world. For example, in Mike Bunn’s “How to Read Like a Writer”, he states “when you Read Like a Writer (RLW) you work to identify some of the choices the author made so that you can better understand how such choices might arise in your own writing” (xix-xx). The readings in class have enabled her to make connections with readings outside of class; even in her favorite genres such as romance and modernized fairy tales. Min-Zhan Liu mentioned language “was made by someone else and was then acquired and used by [her]” (xxxix). This applies to Kayla as well. She thinks about the writer’s mindset such as how they created the imaginary world or setting. She uses what she learns from her readings in her own writing. The book also emphasizes that no matter what you read, it is applicable to the real world. Petersen believes “students should be able to find connections with their school work and how it may apply in their own lives” (196). If what you learn at school cannot be used in anything else in life, there is no point of learning it in the first place. Kayla thinks her schoolwork is relevant to things outside of