Steva's LIT Podcast

This is the final addition to my blog. this was such an exciting endeavour. I hope to later continue

HI All.
This is the final blogging for the Semester. I know i was not constant and though I wish I had done so.
This course, LIT 102, was an exciting course. I have always had difficulty with writing essays. I found it difficult to put my thoughts on paper and during my tenor as a teacher, it was difficult to teach my students writing since I was always in limbo about it myself.
During this course, I learned how to effectively teach the writing process in all writing genres. I also learned the different parts of the writing genres. I understood the different writing process stages for myself. as i go on to teaching the writinbg process in school, I believe that I would be able to help my students as they learn to write and give them enjoyable ways to express themselves as they write.

Teaching the Writing Process

The Writing Process, prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing, was what we were asked to teach during our microteaching sessions. The class was asked to be divided into groups of four. Each group was asked to teach one stage of the process. The first group chose the genre of writing as well as the topic for the lesson. Descriptive Writing,

My group was given transitional words. teaching students to use transitional words turned out to be fun. I saw how we could effectively use each stage and still break it down to be even clearer. my experience as the teacher showed me my strengths as well as my weaknesses. 

I realized how I could have been a more effective teacher during my first tenor as well as how I could use this lesson to help my students in the furture.

The Writing Process by Steva Raymond

Our very first class brought about surprising results to me. We were asked as a group to visualise anything and use moulding clay to form that creation. After crafting the clay into whatever form was in our heads, we were then asked to recheck our creation and ensure that everything was just the way we envisioned it. Later, when we were sure that our creation was exact we were then asked to visit each other's desk to view their own creations and make comments. This pattern was later explained to be linked to the Writing Process. "How?", you may ask. Well, the writing process entails prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and publishing. First, prewriting was done by thinking of what we wanted to create. Then drafting was the actual creation. Revising and editing which came after was connected to going over those creations and ensuring that everything was in place and finally, publishing our work by putting it on display for everyone to see.
This, I realized, was a perfect way of introducing the writing process to students at the Primary level. It is engaging, uses manipulatives and each step can rightly be connected to each stage of the process and could give students a clearer understanding of the writing process as they went along. I believe that with this technique, my students and myself can have a very engaging time with the writing process, brainstorming, writing and publishing.

Draft or first mould

Finished Product