tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post656500697670533017..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Composition Ideas?Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-31752545843425511752011-08-31T17:51:52.156-05:002011-08-31T17:51:52.156-05:00Your prompt could be Vallejo, "El momento en ...Your prompt could be Vallejo, "El momento en que el tenista..." I thought of it and would have used it had it been a Spanish class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-4794035066456408032011-08-23T11:33:19.675-05:002011-08-23T11:33:19.675-05:00I'm going to do that "actions coincide wi...I'm going to do that "actions coincide with thoughts" topic. That's absolutely brilliant.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-14666973256182496932011-08-22T23:25:07.347-05:002011-08-22T23:25:07.347-05:00I have actually found that revisions only really w...I have actually found that revisions only really work when they're writing in their native language and when they are very advanced / very good students.<br /><br />I am teaching Portuguese composition this semester and we will see how that goes. We're going to do a lot of well done paragraphs and then one page essays.<br /><br />Believe it or not, my most successful composition topic Professor Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909063513731044826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-85998580133776628522011-08-22T20:26:41.071-05:002011-08-22T20:26:41.071-05:00Either that, or they don't put effort in the f...Either that, or they don't put effort in the first draft because they know they get to revise later. My separation of the two assignments will make it so that they have to revise. If they turn in the identical paper with only a few things corrected they will get a lower grade.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-7147094700850368192011-08-22T20:24:49.815-05:002011-08-22T20:24:49.815-05:00I give a grade for revisions, separate from the fi...I give a grade for revisions, separate from the first grade. And my standard is higher, as you say in your message. I think it's a good way to go, but it disappoints me that more students don't put in the effort to revise.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274763224273586922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-15870465306343613372011-08-22T18:01:36.014-05:002011-08-22T18:01:36.014-05:00As someone who's still immersed in teaching co...As someone who's still immersed in teaching composition (English) regularly, I can say that I think your impulse towards revision is a good impulse. For me the key is sequencing, sequencing, sequencing.<br /><br />I have students work on essays in small increments over a couple weeks before they workshop a complete draft, and only after revisions made as a result of the peer workshop do I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-67643872885065162462011-08-22T16:54:24.750-05:002011-08-22T16:54:24.750-05:00I have done this (separate grade for revisions) in...I have done this (separate grade for revisions) in Arabic classes (although they were not specifically focused on composition). It worked best when I gave very specific guidelines for revisions (in addition to correcting your mistakes you must also incorporate new vocabulary and expressions, expand upon your ideas, etc). This year I am trying one grade over multiple revisions where part of the Shedding Khawatirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643490050277557885noreply@blogger.com