Microteaching - The Writing Process
What is it worth to have knowledge which is never applied? This microteaching phase of ths course have us the opportunity to bridge the gap between theory and practice by planning and delivering a mini lesson on one stage of the writing process. In pairs, we executed lessons on descriptive and narrative writing. This process was the most important and beneficial aspect of this course as we were preparing for life in the writing classroom. It was during this phase that we realized our weaknesses and strengths as teachers of writing. Our execution, choice of words, activities and transitions were all dissected to by the lecturer and our peers, to give us tips on improving our craft and encouragement to continue displaying the positive factors.
While it was an opportunity to gain advice for improvement, it was also a chance to build a bank of activities for each stage of the writing process. This was possible because each peer engaged students in at least two activities which can be used at each stage of the process. Consequently, we were able to begin conceptualizing the way we would deliver writing instruction in future classrooms.
For this reason, we would like to say thank you to everyone who participated in this activity as you have helped in developing us into better teachers of writing.
Written by: Shaquille Aldonza, Jina Jonas, Leah Giman-Satoute
